Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

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

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

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

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

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

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

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

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