Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

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

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.