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Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Survival Town

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Nye County, Nevada

Sedan Crater

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Bank Vault

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

Nye County, Nevada

Project Faultless Site

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

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Lunar Crater

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

13 miles from Nye County

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