A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A 17-foot-tall cutout of the Texas-born actor stands alongside the highway.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.