Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

Not your typical pet cemetery.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A remarkably well-preserved brick chimney from a smelter dating to the 1860s is all that remains of this former mill.

Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

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

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

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

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

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

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

Over 100 miles from the ocean, this ship-shaped building was built in honor of the owner's sailor son.