Places ktknoll Wants to Go

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

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

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

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

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

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

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

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

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

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

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.