An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

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

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.