The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

This historic cemetery built for victims of the epidemics that swept Guadalajara is shrouded in macabre tales.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Mexican food and folk art.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.