This is one really big nut.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

One of the few surviving Panama Canal steam shovels stands outside a tiny Colorado mining museum.

A tiny nondenominational church harkens back to the days of the first homesteaders in the region.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

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

Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

A World War II officers' club features Old West murals painted by German POWs.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."