The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

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

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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.

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

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

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.