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Landers, California

The Dream Wanderer

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.
highdesertartadventure Added by highdesertartadventure
Groom Lake, Nevada

Area 51

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Added by mikel
Landers, California

The Integratron

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
anhie Added by anhie
Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Added by fta2day
Sacramento, California

Safetyville, USA

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.
easydistance Added by easydistance
Grass Valley, California

Old St. Patrick's Cemetery

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Nevada City, California

Old Stonehouse Brewery

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Reno, Nevada

Pyramid Lake

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

The Republic of Molossia

The smallest country in the world.
atimian Added by atimian
Virginia City, Nevada

Ponderosa Saloon

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
urvijabanerji Added by urvijabanerji
Silver City, Nevada

American Flats

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.
Added by neonconflagrations
Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Bank Vault

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Nye County, Nevada

Sedan Crater

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.
Added by jchris7588
Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Survival Town

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Tonopah, Nevada

Lunar Crater

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.
hana Added by hana
Nelson, Nevada

Nelson

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Las Vegas, Nevada

'Akhob'

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.
Added by TheStephanieCass
Tonopah, Nevada

Tonopah Mining Park

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield Hotel

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Added by lasvegashoosier
Empire, Nevada

Guru Road

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.
Added by Metric
Fallon, Nevada

Middlegate Station

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Museum

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Alex Added by Alex
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lonnie Hammargren's House

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