The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

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

A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.

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

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

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

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

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

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

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

Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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