An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.

What do a giraffe, an elephant, and reasonably priced steaks have in common? This roadside restaurant filled with exotic taxidermy.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This museum started as a collection of Manhattan Projects and continues to add exhibits as they are declassified.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.