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

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

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

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

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."