Nelson, Nevada
Nelson
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
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Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Nye County, Nevada
The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Long Beach, California
The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Nantucket, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Searchlight, Nevada
Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
Tonopah, Nevada
This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.
Nevada
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
York, Maine
True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.