A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

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

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

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

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.

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

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

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.