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kcmick

I want to boldly go.... To seek out... The unusual, the otherworldly and the just plain odd. In my other life, I'm a wardrobe stylist. I own a veritable petting zoo chock full of animals including 2 emus, 3 alpacas and a potbelly pig.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Museum

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

Alex

Henderson, Nevada

Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden

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

Britta Shoot

Added by Britta Shoot

Clark County, Nevada

Gold Butte National Monument

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Clark County, Nevada

Valley of Fire

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

pollardld

Added by pollardld

Littlefield, Arizona

Glitter Mountain

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

Added by kysamijumi

Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

DannyBoy

Added by DannyBoy

Los Angeles, California

Mel Brooks Handprint

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Added by lastpearl

Quincy, California

Keddie Wye

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

Added by Jeremy D

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Mariscal Mine

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

isaacschultz

Added by isaacschultz

Sumpter, Oregon

Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

hadleymeares

Added by hadleymeares

Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

San Diego, California

Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

tralfamadore

Added by tralfamadore

Shiprock, New Mexico

Shiprock

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

amboy

Teec Nos Pos, Utah

Four Corners Monument

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Added by mightyquinn

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

Mesa Verde National Park

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

wythe

Dolores, Colorado

Canyons of the Ancients

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Added by smash0gre

San Antonio, Texas

U.S. Army Medical Department Museum

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Silver City, New Mexico

Wall of Bottles

Recycling meets art in this colorful barricade.

Joseph Kerski

Added by Joseph Kerski

Magdalena, New Mexico

Bracewell Radio Sundial

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

Added by zackofalltrades

Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

robertsides

Added by robertsides

Roswell, New Mexico

Roswell McDonald's

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

VanessaMontalbano

Added by VanessaMontalbano

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."