One of the oldest continuously operating amusement parks in the U.S. is an open-air museum of Art Deco and neon lights.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

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

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

Over 100 lasers, including huge ones that look straight off a sci-fi set.

An art installation commemorates journalist Nellie Bly's undercover reporting inside a New York asylum.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

Original factory of John G. Borden who started what we know today known as Borden Dairy.

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.