Austin, Nevada
U.S. Route 50
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
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Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Henderson, Nevada
Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.
Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Las Vegas, Nevada
These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.
Fayetteville, North Carolina
A different Edgar Allan Poe built this charming Victorian home.
Mortimer, North Carolina
A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.
Morrisville, North Carolina
Between 1930 and 1946, a tobacco farmer laid his beloved horses and mules to rest in this small patch of pine forest.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.
Boone, North Carolina
One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
A vast collection of everyday items amassed by one man.
Charlotte, North Carolina
A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.
Morganton, North Carolina
An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.