Places groovinjello Wants to Go

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

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

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

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

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

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

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

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

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.