A giant granite cross remembers missionary Father Frederic Baraga, and his safe passage across an angry Lake Superior.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

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

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

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

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

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

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

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

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

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.