An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.