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The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

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

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

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

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

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

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

“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.

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

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

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

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

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

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

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.

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

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

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

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

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

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

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

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."