Places hopemch Wants to Go

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

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

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

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

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

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

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.