Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

An off-the-beaten path cave with an underground lake.

What is the Thing?

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

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