This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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

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

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

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

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

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.