Places Raedar Wants to Go

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

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

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

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

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

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

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.