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

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

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

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

What is the Thing?

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”