One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

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

This museum was once the home of industry titan Matilda Dodge Wilson.

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Beautiful scenery, history, science, and physics come together in this remnant of shipping lore.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

Step back in time while shopping inside this local store.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

This small, nautical gift shop is home to a 500-pound behemoth.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The oldest functional consecrated church on Mustang Island.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.