A picturesque (all-natural!) beach in a landlocked state.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

The smallest country in the world.

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

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The only remaining hotel on the 1860s Henness Pass route over the Sierra Nevada is being restored.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.