Beneath its placid surface, one of New York City's primary sources of drinking water hides a haunted past.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The most extravagant car collection features a Batmobile, Liberace's mirror ball-ed Rolls Royce, and a stunt car from 'The Fast and the Furious.'

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

Walk through living pictures and music in the Cathedral of Images.

This modern museum of Mediterranean culture is surrounded by a surreal concrete honeycomb.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Oldest building in California still in use.