This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.

This location holds the truth to what truly happened that faithful night.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.