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A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

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

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.