Places Leah Nelson Wants to Go

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

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

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

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.