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This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

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

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

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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