Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Clean, cold drinking water flows from a nondescript pipe in a roadside rock face.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This rural roadside cross marks the farthest point of Coronado's expedition, and the place where the Catholic faith first came to America.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.