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

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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

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

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

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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

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

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.