Places sajastand Wants to Go

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

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

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

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

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

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

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

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

Russian history in San Francisco.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.