Places houdini Wants to Go

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Kenya’s oldest town is more than 700 years old and home to 6,000 donkeys.

A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

The world's newest astronomical clock is also its most accurate.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.