Las Vegas, Nevada
'The Mantis'
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Las Vegas, Nevada
An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Tillamook, Oregon
This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
Cannon Beach, Oregon
A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.
Astoria, Oregon
A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.
Naha, Japan
The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.
Okinawa, Japan
A World War II battle site made famous by one man's heroic actions.