A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

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

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

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

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

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

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

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.

A giant poultry statue immortalizes one of Alaska's more humorous town names.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

The beginning of the historic Iditarod Trail connecting the Alaskan cities of Seward and Nome.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

An Alaska livestock farm devotes itself to harvesting wool from creatures that once ran with mammoths and sabertooth tigers.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.