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

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

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

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

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

A symbol of Texas pride.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.