In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

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.

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

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

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

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

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

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

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

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The last Americana on Route 66.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A Community Cornerstone.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.