Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

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.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.