Places KR Peart Wants to Go

The limestone composition of this spectacular arch makes it unique to the region.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

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

A photogenic rock-art site that is also a popular climbing and canyoneering area.

Ruins of the original wooden flume that carried water to Virginia City are still visible high on the Virginia Range.

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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 oldest standing building in Las Vegas was established by Mormon settlers.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

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

Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

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

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

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

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.