Welcome to the Weirdest, Wildest West

Every state in the nation has its fair share of cool places to visit. But in the contest for weird, wild, and altogether unusual attractions, the Silver State takes the gold every time. From haunted hotels and alien-occupied highways to mysterious museums and offbeat art installations, these ain’t your traditional tourist attractions.

If you’re the kind of traveler who likes to get “out there,” check out this lineup of our favorite weird places to see in Nevada—a state that proudly believes that the quirks are always the perks. Next step? Pack the tinfoil hats, embrace your inner oddball, and dive down the rabbit hole with these wack-tacular #WeirdNevada wonders.

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Whether it’s the newest item on your bucket list or the best wrong turn you ever took, whichever corner of this state you venture to, you’re bound to uncover the kind of unexpected encounters, memorable characters, and only-in-Nevada experiences that make this place so damn special. Get your hands on stunning images, surprising stories, colorful characters, do-before-you-die events, and beyond. And just to sweeten the deal, in addition to sending you our official Nevada Visitors Guide, we’ll throw in our swanky state map, too.

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Come Wander into Weird Nevada

Weird Nevada wonders await all over the Silver State. In Downtown Las Vegas alone, you can museum-hop between displays on the world’s most cursed artifacts, atomic bomb tests, murderous mafiosos, and retired neon signs. Within an hour’s drive, you can feast your eyes on a mom-and-pop coffin shop or the world’s rarest fish, swimming in a pool that belches tidal waves when Japan gets an earthquake.

Further afield, you can road trip to an artistic playground where the canvases are cars sticking out of the ground, a full-on “micronation” with anti-walrus laws and its own space force, or a motel filled with more clown art and figurines than you can shake a red foam nose at. If you’re ready to get off the beaten path—and onto a truly offbeat path—there’s no better place than here in what we proudly call Weird Nevada.

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