Dayton, Nevada
The Republic of Molossia
The smallest country in the world.
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Dayton, Nevada
The smallest country in the world.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Reno, Nevada
This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.
Reno, Nevada
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Reno, Nevada
This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Reno, Nevada
This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Beatty, Nevada
A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.
Las Vegas, Nevada
At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Tecopa, California
This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.
Mound House, Nevada
On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
Shoshone, California
A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Encinitas, California
What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
A land of debatable treasure.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.