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Las Vegas, Nevada Attractions

Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Las Vegas and the surrounding area. It's a neon oasis, ceaselessly remaking itself to lure gamblers (they're less interested in family tourism these days).

Tom Devlin's Monster Museum

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  • Atomic Museum

    Atomic Museum

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Kids! 3...2...1...ka-BOOM! It's an atomic bomb!

  • Punk Rock Museum

    Punk Rock Museum

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    12,000 square feet of posters, guitars, photos, combat boots, and safety pins.

  • Fake King Tut Tomb

    Fake King Tut Tomb

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    After King Tut's appeal to gamblers faded the lavish fabricated tomb was moved from the Luxor casino to a real museum.

Sights for Oddball Excursions

  • Toilet Paper Hero of Hoover Dam

    Toilet Paper Hero of Hoover Dam

    Boulder City, Nevada

    A statue immortalizes Alabam, a 1930s dam worker who cleaned the construction site outhouses.

  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum

    Tom Devlin's Monster Museum

    Boulder City, Nevada

    Special effects artist Tom Devlin's tribute to non-CGI monsters he loves and creates. Freddy, Jason, Pennywise, Maniac Cop, Gingerdead Man.

  • Luxor Pyramid and Sphinx

    Luxor Pyramid and Sphinx

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    Hotel and casino complex includes a 36-story glass pyramid, a replica Sphinx, and an indoor replica of King Tut's Tomb.

  • Las Vegas - Mighty Mutant

    Las Vegas - Mighty Mutant

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    The short life span of most Las Vegas attractions means you'll always have some place new to spend your money.

  • Neon Museum - The Boneyard

    Neon Museum - The Boneyard

    Las Vegas, Nevada

    A storage yard for all of the old and forgotten signs of Las Vegas, artfully packaged as a collection of neon and city history.

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