Places sherryolet Wants to Go

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.

Decades of discarded bottle caps line this alleyway, a fixture of Texas A&M.

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

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

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

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

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

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.

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

Known as one of America's most beautiful public restrooms.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

An immense cave that has served as an outlaw's treasure trove, an underground dance hall, a nuclear fallout shelter, and much more.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

A 50-foot-tall replica of the infamous lamp from 'A Christmas Story' illuminates this small town.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

An oasis of lilies cultivated by the "Indiana Jones of Water Lilies."

Once called the Jersey Lilly, this former saloon was the domain of infamous Judge Roy Bean.