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Evanston's historic railroad complex saved this rail town from reaching the "end of the line."

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A surreal, interdimensional shopping center and portal to another universe by Meow Wolf.

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

This now-protected stone circle is an archeological mystery and a stellar viewpoint.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

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

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

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