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A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.

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

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

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

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

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

A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

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.

A photogenic rock-art site that is also a popular climbing and canyoneering area.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

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

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

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

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.