Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

Songwriter Leon Russell transformed this church into a recording studio used by many legendary musicians.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A former chicken restaurant that doubled as a speakeasy is now a quirky home full of wonderfully strange traditions.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

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

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.