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

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

The most confusing clock in New York.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

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

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.