The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

What is the Thing?

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

The world's first commercial spaceport is a disappointment of cosmic proportions.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.