Places jmauldin667 Wants to Go

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

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

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

The original building of a mining school endowed by one of the barons of the Comstock Lode now houses a museum of earth science and mining history.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.