An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

Unopened beer cans are left at this monument to honor the Navy men who lost their lives during a training mission.

A remarkably well-preserved stage stop from the late 19th century in a remote part of Nevada.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.