A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.