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 collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

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

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

This massive section of quay destroyed by an earthquake is preserved to remember the past.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

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

A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats live under the bridge and take flight at sundown all summer long.