Las Vegas, Nevada
Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Anchorage, Alaska
While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.
Mount Charleston, Nevada
A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Las Vegas, Nevada
A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Reno, Nevada
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Oroville, California
A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.
Skagway, Alaska
Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.
Stafford, Virginia
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Culpeper, Virginia
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Santa Clara, California
The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.
Palo Alto, California
This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.
Los Altos, California
The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
Tehachapi, California
Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.