What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

This historic Pittsburgh tennis complex is a rare example of natural red clay courts.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

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

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

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

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

This institution celebrates the happy accidents of uncommon sticktoitiveness.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.