A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

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

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.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

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

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

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.