This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

Mine your own precious stones.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

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.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

This 90-year-old building is home to possibly the most New Englandy social club in existence.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.