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The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

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

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

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

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.