Places mcambis Wants to Go

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

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Mine your own precious stones.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Offbeat arts organization that hosts exhibitions, events, and explorations.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A library and shop devoted to the body, mortality, and bringing to light forgotten or neglected histories

Official museum, hall of fame, and repository of the Texas Rangers.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.