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Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts and statue of a pioneer family.

Reno, Nevada

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The bar at the Red Dog.

Virginia City, Nevada

Red Dog Saloon

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Nighttime looking north.

Reno, Nevada

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Piper's Opera House today

Virginia City, Nevada

Piper's Opera House

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Hoover Dam Geodetic Survey Markers

Boulder City, Nevada

Hoover Dam Geodetic Survey Markers

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

The figures have aged to a greenish patina.

Boulder City, Nevada

Winged Figures of the Republic

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

At Grimes Point

Fallon, Nevada

Hidden Cave at Grimes Point

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

An aerial photo of Sand Mountain

Fallon, Nevada

Sand Mountain

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

The Mizpah Hotel

Tonopah, Nevada

The Mizpah Hotel

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

"Bonsai Rock" at the west shore of Lake Tahoe, February 2010

Washoe County, Nevada

Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Old Tonopah Cemetery

Tonopah, Nevada

Old Tonopah Cemetery

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

Extraterrestrial Highway Sign

Rachel, Nevada

Extraterrestrial Highway Sign

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The Little A'Le'Inn

Alamo, Nevada

Little A'Le'Inn

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Clown Motel

Tonopah, Nevada

Clown Motel

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

Frankie's Tiki Room

Las Vegas, Nevada

Frankie's Tiki Room

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Welcome to The End.

Twentynine Palms, California

End of The World Sign

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

Amboy Ghost Town

Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Female lion

Amboy, California

Guardian Lions of Route 66

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

Las Vegas, Nevada

Bellagio Patisserie Chocolate Fountain

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

Hand of Faith Gold Nugget

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hand of Faith Gold Nugget

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

Stardust Sign, August 2025

Las Vegas, Nevada

The Neon Museum

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

Entrance to the Jail Cells and Police Exhibit.

San Diego, California

San Diego Police Department Jail Cells and Police Exhibit

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

Casa Del Prado

San Diego, California

Panama-California Sculpture Court

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Balboa Park Botanical Building

San Diego, California

Balboa Park Botanical Building and Lily Pond

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

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