One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.