Places ashleymlawrence Wants to Go

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.

Take in the beauty of the Milky Way at one of the best sites for stargazing in Nevada—a state with some tough competition.