This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

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

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

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.