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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

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

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

The pan man stands as a testament to the functionality of American cast iron cookware.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

This university transit system is a 1970s vision of the future.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.