The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

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

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.