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An isolated early 20th-century gold mine in the remote Pine Forest Range contains much preserved equipment.

Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.

It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.

A desert journey through atomic history.

Exhibiting the tallest structure of its type in Nevada, this massive mining complex is frozen in time.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

Well-preserved ruins in the Pine Grove Hills of western Nevada.

An iron monument on the 120th meridian as surveyed, one of only four marking the boundary between Nevada and California north of Lake Tahoe.

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.

A remarkably well-preserved stage stop from the late 19th century in a remote part of Nevada.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

The limestone composition of this spectacular arch makes it unique to the region.

A large, remote national monument highlights the typical geologic structure seen in Nevada.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

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

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

One of the best-preserved early 20th-century ore-processing mills in Nevada is maintained in a state of arrested decay.

Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.