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The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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

The smallest country in the world.

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

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

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

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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.

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

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.