Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

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

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Mine your own precious stones.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The smallest country in the world.

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

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

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

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

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

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

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

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.