Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

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

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

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

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Witnesses claim the Virgin Mary statue outside the church once mysteriously shed a single tear.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

Under Hanoi’s medieval citadel sits a secret military headquarters from the final years of the Vietnam War.