Places BryanKnight Wants to Go

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

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

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

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

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

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

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A land of debatable treasure.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."