1. Punch Buggy Scrapyard
MOAB, UTAH
Vintage car lovers won't want to miss this huge car disposal yard, the impressive open-air Tom Tom's Volkswagen graveyard a father-and-son collaboration begun in 1961 with eight cars. From buses to Beetles to Karmann Ghias to Squarebacks, hundreds of cars, car windows, doors and tires form a rainbow-colored fleet contrasting with the dry yellow ground.
2. Land of Giants
CROAKER, VIRGINIA
Imagine driving by seeing 43 looming presidential busts staring blankly at you, each 20 feet tall with cracked skulls, partially peeling plaster skin and crumbling noses. Welcome to the remains of Virginia's Presidents Park. Built in 2004 in Williamsburg, the $10 million project was shut down six years later for lack of visitors, and the heads each weighing up to 20,000 pounds were relocated to a field 10 miles away.
3. Rusted Glory
UYUNI, BOLIVIA
At the outskirts of this small city known for the world's largest salt flat lie over a hundred rusty brown skeletons of trains in what was once an early 20th century transportation hub. As mining resources dried up and the economy of this town declined, the metal train carcasses were left for the salty breezes to chip away.
4. Flash in the Pan
KOLMANSKOP, NAMIBIA
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