This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This state-of-the-art planetarium takes architectural inspiration from the sun itself.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.

One of the few authentic Japanese gardens in the state of Indiana and perhaps the most peaceful place in the city of Mishawaka.

This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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

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

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

One devoted couple has donated multiple recreations of Michelangelo's sculptures to this South Dakota town.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.