The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

This small piece of railroad history sits behind the parking lot of a chain grocery store.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

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

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

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

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

A tribute to a future time when gravity is conquered.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.