Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

This is one really big nut.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.