The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

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

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

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

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

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.

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.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.