Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.