San Bernardino County, California
Ivanpah Solar Power Facility
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
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San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
Fallon, Nevada
This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Chandler, Arizona
A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.
Fallon, Nevada
Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Nelson, Nevada
This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Beatty, Nevada
A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.
Winnemucca, Nevada
Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Empire, Nevada
The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Imlay, Nevada
The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Fallon, Nevada
A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.