Places cziegler2010 Wants to Go

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

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

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

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

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

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

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

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

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

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.