A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

Stumps of an Ice Age forest, visible only at low tide.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Mine your own precious stones.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.