A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

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

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

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

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

An abandoned amusement park based on the popular 1940s Red Ryder comic strip.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This pseudo-steampunk weapons facility is the world's largest wood and glue structure, and packs quite a wallop.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.