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.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.

These mansions date back to Chicago's days as a brewer's paradise.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Neo-cave art on the macro scale.

The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."