Amargosa Valley, NV

You just can’t miss Alphie — also known as the Big Bovine of the Desert — when you cruise down Highway 373 near the California-Nevada border. This 14-foot tall fiberglass bovine is located right next door to the Longstreet Inn and Casino. And although she’s a local favorite, she’s really a Las Vegas transplant. Considered a part of Nevada history, Alphie originally stood under a brightly colored rainbow clad in her Blues Brothers sunglasses, on the roof of the Holy Cow Casino and Brewery. The Holy Cow closed in 2002, and Jim Marsh, the owner of the Longstreet Inn and Casino, snapped Alphie up for a cool $2,220. And the rest, as they say, is history. There’s plenty of parking in a level asphalt lot next to Alphie, and you can roll right over to her for the photo op. The Big Bovine of the Desert is definitely worth the short side trip from Death Valley (emerginghorizons.com/barrier-free-travel-death-valley-for-wheelers-and-slow-walkers/#itin-1).