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

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

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Uninhabited islet in the Caribbean is the sanctuary of giant lizards.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

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

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.