Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

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

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

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

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

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

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

See the computer’s history revealed over the course of 20,000 years.