This university research project is the U.S. government's weed dealer.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

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

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

The smallest country in the world.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

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

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.