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One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

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

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.