In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Have a heavy metal Christmas at this bizarre Turkish-American restaurant.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

The worst road in Colorado is the main gateway to some of its highest peaks.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

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

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.