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Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

Order your phở stir-fried, sans soup.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

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

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.