Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

A spring and an enigmatic cabin lie in a ponderosa pine forest in the heart of the Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

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

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

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).