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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.