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Wilbur D. May Museum

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Added by bellsbastian

Natural Selection

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Added by thefancywalrus

Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Added by Schweg

Dymaxion Car at the National Automobile Museum

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Allison

Added by Allison

Old Reno Arch

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Added by Schweg

'Jackson'

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Anna Minster

Added by Anna Minster

National Bowling Stadium

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Topsy the Clown

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Added by Schweg

Last Chance Joe

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Added by Schweg

Scheels Sporting Goods

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

leiris

Added by leiris

The Generator

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Woolsey, Nevada

Lovelock Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.

slgwv

Thunder Mountain Monument

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

Added by julib82

Winnemucca, Nevada

Winnemucca to the Sea Highway Marker

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

Added by gretchenmora

Winnemucca, Nevada

Humboldt Museum

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

Added by cromag

Battle Mountain, Nevada

Armpit of America

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Western Folklife Center

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Lamoille, Nevada

Lamoille Canyon

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

slgwv

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Added by emallen

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ensign Peak

In 1847, Brigham Young climbed this hill to survey the Salt Lake Valley and saw a fine place to build a city.

Added by cbclark8145

Heindselman's Knit and Gift

Pay a visit to America's oldest yarn shop.

Added by mckaylenker

Castle Amphitheater

This large, castle-like structure is hidden amid the mountains on the grounds of the Utah State Hospital.

Added by mckaylenker

Roots of Knowledge Stained Glass

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

Added by Kavya Ram Mohan

Salt Lake City, Utah

'Out of the Blue'

This mural changes every few years.

aweston backwards

Added by aweston backwards