These experimental weapons brought World War II to Nebraska as well as 26 other U.S. states.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.

This presidential tomb was not dedicated until years after Harding's death due to personal controversy.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

A land of debatable treasure.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

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

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.