A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

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

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

The only completed wing of Utah's first capitol is filled with artifacts and odd stories about its past.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.