Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

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

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

An oil baron's wild paradise and the winner of an ill-fated air race.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.