The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.