Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.