A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

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

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

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

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

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

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

Mine your own precious stones.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

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

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.