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This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

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

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

A land of debatable treasure.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

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

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

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

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.