Places rubysage Wants to Go

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

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.

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

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

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

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

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

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

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

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

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

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This restored farmhouse is a time capsule of a 19th-century Colorado homestead.

This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

This 'terrible lizard' was one of the world's first animatronic dinosaurs.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

This dynamic entertainment venue brings a much-needed funkiness to the region with its bizarre art, eclectic films screenings, and peculiar performance pieces.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.