This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

What is the Thing?

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.

Massive galleon from a box-office bomb docked in Genoa.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.