This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

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

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.

This massive, ancient stone was disassembled and then put back together again.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

Each spring, a dreamlike carpet of bluebells overtakes the forest floor.