Aerial Cities

Las Vegas depends on workers who do truly unique jobs; scuba-diving engineers fine tune the dancing fountains at the Bellagio, while window washers rappel down the glass pyramid of the Luxor; nearby Red Rock Canyon is a Mecca for climbers.

Taking wing over Los Angeles reveals more than the secrets of Hollywood's back lots; aspiring actors line up in a nondescript warehouse district; the city is home to surfers and skateboarders; a working oil derrick is tucked into Cardiff Tower.