Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

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

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

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

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

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!