The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

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

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

The only "Egyptian" pyramid in Europe and the legendary tomb of Remus.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

This translucent sculpture represents a quintessential component of New York City's skyline.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

Currently housing a corporate bank branch this building at the southern tip of Manhattan was once the gateway to luxury vacationing.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Magnificent New Deal Murals evoke a time when New York City harbor was one of the world's greatest and busiest ports.