An unusual statue in Wisconsin of the first daily comic strip character.

In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The former home of the army detachment that captured Geronimo.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

A historic ballroom host to famous performers from the big band era to 1980s rock.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

This strategically-placed fountain creates the magnificent illusion of mustangs galloping across a river.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

A few times a day, you can see an animatronic cowboy shoot-out.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.

The site of an ancient Mississippian settlement that appears to have flourished during the 10th to 13th centuries.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.