Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

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

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

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.

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

“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.

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

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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