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Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

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

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

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

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

In the past, Renaissance sex workers were encouraged to entice customers on this bridge.

This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

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

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

Floating swimming pool within a moored vessel.

This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.