I might just be slow, but I just learned that Nipton (real life) once held, and maybe still holds the record for most lottery tickets sold in the state of California. I saw that and instantly thought to myself, "Obsidian, you sir, impress me when I'm not even playing your game. Also, a tad west of Nipton, through a valley strikingly similar to that of the NCR outpost near Nipton with those two big statues, lies the Nevada One Solar Plant, keep going a tiny bit and a titch south is Primm. Know I know a lot of people will read this and say "1 4lr3ady n3w d4t new player" and I understand, and I also knew that there were a lot of the same locations in NV and real life.

But still, my life goal is to now take a bike, my girlfriend and a ton of overnight supplies and bike from Goodsprings, to Primm, to Nipton. WOO!!!

But the real point to this thread is, are there any facts from the real life places Obsidian used to help make Fallout?
(I.E. Lottery Tickets in Nipton)

There's really Prospector's Saloon and that general store in Goodsprings.

Helios One is a solar plant in real life I believe, Prospector Saloon is real, the General Store is the way it is in the game, almost exactly the same.
I think Jacobstown is a resort in real life too, but i'm not sure.

Camp Searchlight, and McCarren airport are real places. So is Las Vegas!!!