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

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

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

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

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

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

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

In addition to escorting prospective couples to and from ballrooms, this lane was also a place for gentlemen to settle scores.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.

It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.