Jerome, Arizona
Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.
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Jerome, Arizona
Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.
Leupp, Arizona
Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Green Valley, Arizona
America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Yavapai County, Arizona
Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Sparks, Nevada
Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.
Elko, Nevada
The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.
Reno, Nevada
This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Tonopah, Nevada
This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wayne Newton's sprawling estate is now open for visitors to catch a glimpse of his "heart and soul."
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Overton, Nevada
Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.