This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

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

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

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

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

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

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

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

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

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.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.