This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

A park home to some unusually large rocks.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Possibly the world's only drive-in movie theater with an attached motel.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

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

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.