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

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

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

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

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

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

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

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

The U.S. Air Force has an anti-satellite laser weapon.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.