This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

The first project by the Bureau of Reclamation illustrates both the upsides and downsides of reclamation.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

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

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

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

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

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