The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

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

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

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

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

This scenic gorge is named after one of the most famous Bigfoot attacks in pseudohistory.