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

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.

An abandoned incline railway site is now a green space with six acres of trails connecting hilltop neighborhoods.

A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.

A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.