A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

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

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

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

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

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.