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

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

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

The saga of the massive nut begins and ends in Texas.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Destructive children, start your engines.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

Farms are serving pizza made from their own fresh crops, a growing trend in the American Midwest.