Fallon, Nevada
Sand Mountain
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
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Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Austin, Nevada
Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!
Kyoto, Japan
This ancient, tranquil shrine is the birthplace of ema prayer boards and the Ushi-no-toki-mairi curse ritual.
Kyoto, Japan
Burial mound for the ears and noses of thousands of mutilated Korean soldiers.
Kyoto, Japan
A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Tokyo, Japan
Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Tonopah, Nevada
A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."
White Pine County, Nevada
These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.
Goldfield, Nevada
This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
New York, New York
The only subway station in the city that still makes use of gap fillers.
Gabbs, Nevada
The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Elko, Nevada
This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.
Elko, Nevada
Once a famous outpost for purchasing saddles and spurs, this museum preserves the art, craft, and style of the American cowboy.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Jarbidge, Nevada
One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Wells, Nevada
An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.
Keystone, South Dakota
This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.