An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

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.

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

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Over 1.3 million confiscated wildlife products fill this macabre menagerie of illegal animal specimens.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.