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

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

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

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

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

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.