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

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

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

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.