Places Nick Williamson Wants to Go

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

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

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

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

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.