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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

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.

  • Atomic Museum

    Atomic Museum

    Las Vegas, Nevada

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

  • 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.

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