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This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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

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

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

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

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

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

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

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

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

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.