Hidden beyond a kitschy giant beetle is this remarkably sprawling collection of preserved insects.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A unique, free-floating electric ferry may be the only of its kind in Europe.

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.

Germany's Glienicke Bridge has a shady history of clandestine meetings, espionage, and spycraft.

This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.

A restaurant and observation deck built in a unique broadcasting antenna.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

Berlin's old airport.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.