A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Home to the world's largest refracting telescope and the birthplace of modern astrophysics.

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

An ideal location for plane spotting in British Columbia.

Surprisingly Delicious Asian-Style Hot Dogs.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

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

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.