An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

An uber-secure, windowless tower of doom in the center of Manhattan is an NSA spyscraper.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

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

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

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.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

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

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

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.