Places ciffergan Wants to Go

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The largest and most well-preserved petroglyph site in the Verde Valley.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

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

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

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.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

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

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

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