An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

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

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

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

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.