Places ccpooler Wants to Go

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

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

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

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

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

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

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.