Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A beautiful work of art designed to impress the Allied Forces.

A museum of space exploration in the UFO capital of Japan.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

The world's largest radiation field is probably our best bet for irradiated vegetable superheroes.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

Passengers are not allowed to set foot outside this station, but you can still enjoy spectacular views of the sea from the platform.

Take a few seconds to look at this abandoned, art-filled station as you pass by on the subway to Ueno.

This adorable birdlike police box is designed based on a play on words.

The world's shortest escalator doesn't seem to have any reason to exist other than to hold a world record.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.