A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

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

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

A giant lumpy candle serves as a beacon for this highly scented pit stop.

Historians and hobbyists head to this former French outpost for the annual Feast of the Hunters' Moon.

Part of a worldwide art project, this mysterious semicircle of concrete shapes holds the pieces of a larger story.

The farm where one of America's greatest leaders was raised is now a well-appointed landmark.

This open air cathedral invites all faiths to worship under the only roof big enough to fit them all: the sky.

The only freestanding table rock formation east of the Mississippi.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

Symbolic attempt to overcome the issues of life.

These powerful, if squat, Canadian waterfalls flow in different directions depending on the time of day.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

The largest axe on the planet contains a time capsule that seems like it may never be discovered.