Just two hours from Las Vegas, a day at this otherworldly national park can include bounding across sand dunes, hiking nearby ridges, strolling the salt flats at Badwater Basin and taking in the extreme climate of one of the hottest places on Earth. Get an early start, pack a picnic lunch and lots of water, be back in Vegas in time for dinner. Nps.gov/deva
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