The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

This kaleidoscopic mural shows Bob Dylan throughout his transition from young troubadour to Nobel laureate.

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.