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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Inside this casino, visitors are treated to slot machines and a rare German Christmas pyramid.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

Located in the world's highest-altitude Dark Sky Community, this observatory welcomes amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.