The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The rocks exposed at Valley of Fire State Park also occur in a much less known but equally spectacular area a few miles to the southwest.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

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

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

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

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.