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

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

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

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

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

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

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Mine your own precious stones.

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 vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

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.

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

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

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

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.