These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

Volunteers spent years restoring a vintage steam locomotive to operating condition.

A unique collection of artistic rides

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

Decorative shell walls built in the 1940s sit atop an ancient midden created by the Calusa Native Americans.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.