A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Remains of military submarines built in secret jungle factories by the Tamil guerrillas' naval wing.

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The knock-off oil painting capital of the world.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Underneath this small church are 15,000 bones, arranged by an obsessive academic.

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

The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.