More than a century old, this trading post resides in the Navajo Nation.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

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

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

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

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

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

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

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.