A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A Museum of Holography frozen in 1974.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

One of the few remaining relics of the meatpacking hub that made Chicago the "hog butcher to the world."

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Theater has had many different incarnations but has survived the ravages of time.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.