A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union, this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past.

Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.

Witness traditional silk production in the Uzbek city that's been a hub of sericulture for over a thousand years.

Touching displays of wishes for peace from the Cold War era.