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

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

Plundered and left asunder by grave robbers, this ancient necropolis has been painstakingly pieced back together.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

No one seems to know who suffered the disappointment at this particular place.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.