The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

This is one really big nut.

This double-arched masonry highway bridge is the only structure of its kind in Minnesota.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

1887 era Russian Orthodox church in Minneapolis.

The oldest continually used church in Minneapolis also sells great meat pies.

A warehouse for all of your architectural details.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.