This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

A land of debatable treasure.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

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

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

The smallest country in the world.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

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

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