Places goingtoreno Wants to Go

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The strange phenomenon causing gravity to "work backwards" on this hill has been blamed on the paranormal.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

At the base of Steens Mountain resides an otherworldly desert.

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

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

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

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

A difficult trail leads to interesting ruins in a remote canyon in the Toiyabe Range.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.