Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.

In the little-known Pine Forest Range in northwestern Nevada, a natural lake of glacial origin.

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

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

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

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

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

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

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

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