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.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

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

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

More than 100 steam and diesel locomotives bring Colorado’s rail heritage to life.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

Four tons of weapons merge together in a memorial against violence.

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.