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

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

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

One of the first big sculptures anywhere in Australia.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

Its most grisly object is a jar full of severed fingers allegedly cut off by prisoners to avoid work.

A colorful sculpture of an Australian symbol patrols an otherwise ordinary traffic island.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

These giant grain silo portraits capture elements of rural life in Australia.

A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

This is one really big nut.