A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

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

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.