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

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

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

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

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

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

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.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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.

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

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.