Places Bartender Bea Wants to Go

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

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

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

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

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

This Florida resort community is where the Amish come to have fun in the sun.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

This historical art colony is adorned with thousands of hand-carved concrete sculptures in the Mayan Revival style.

Built to replace a house destroyed by a hurricane, this home is made entirely of shipping containers.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.