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

The oldest hotel in Nevada.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

A mine in the Sierra Nevada that produced nothing but barren quartz.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

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

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

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

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.