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

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

This historic Illinois "Muffler Man" has been converted from axe-touting lumberjack to rocket-wielding space ace.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

Dating back to the 1800s, two imposing buildings in Michigan have had countless transformations over the years.

Once the tallest building in Detroit, this Gothic church houses some of the oldest stained-glass windows in the country.