A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

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

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

One of the largest sculpture collections in the U.K. features history's greats, from Bob Dylan to Galileo, in bronze.

The world's oldest model village.