Places bashinate Wants to Go

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

An improbable waterfall springs from an orange-white cliff face, tumbling into the headwaters of the Virgin River above Zion National Park.

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.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

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

In the little-known Pine Forest Range in northwestern Nevada, a natural lake of glacial origin.

A remote, little-known natural arch in granite in the desert of northwestern Nevada.

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

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

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.