Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

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

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

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

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

The biggest solar telescope in the world helps reveal the secrets of our sun.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

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