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

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

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

Once called the "Polish Gold Coast" it is an icon of the neighborhood that bears its same name.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

A beautiful waterway tucked in the corner of a power plant.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

Giant money stones of Yap.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Oldest building in California still in use.