Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

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

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.