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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The magic's in the hole!

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.