Places igeorge39 Wants to Go

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

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

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

This highway overpass was named after the tragic disappearance of a young mother who got mixed up with the wrong people.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

Get your gift of the gab on Route 66.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

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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.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

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

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.