Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

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

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

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

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

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

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Devotional offerings and pleas for intercession are left at this Depression-era shrine inside a nature preserve.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

The mysterious image is believed to show Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, in a beautiful blue dress.

Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

For 20 years, local pumpkins have met their fate on the iron fence surrounding this Cobble Hill home.

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

This hidden oasis features a stunning view of the Hudson River and the Palisades from a castle-like museum.

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