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

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

A half-acre utopia in the New Mexico desert features a graveyard, a game of horseshoes, a library, and a mailbox.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Open-air cremations in Colorado's self-proclaimed spiritual mecca.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

This grand stone tower was dedicated to a famed American humorist almost by coincidence.

Climb to the top of this spiritual tower, and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Brawny guys rolling around in oil is the oldest regular sporting event besides the Olympics.

The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.

Mausoleum and Holy Seat of Antiochus I of Commagene.