A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

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

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.