The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

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

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

Florida’s half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Wall.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.