Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

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

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

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

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

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

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

The oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

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

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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