Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Thousands of people walk over this fantastic work of art every day, but how many notice it?

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.