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Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

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.

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

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

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 facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

In the little-known Pine Forest Range in northwestern Nevada, a natural lake of glacial origin.

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.

Once a staging site for World War II munitions.

The underground mall's skylights look like they could be part of a spaceship.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Explore the history of Mexico's lesser-known ancient alcoholic beverage.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

The F1 Mexican Grand Prix circuit goes right through the middle of this old baseball stadium.

Though the name might suggest otherwise, this is an American cemetery.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

You can release a young butterfly at this beautiful indoor garden.

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