One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.

This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.

Beehive charcoal kilns and slag deposits mark this late 19th century camp centered on a smelter.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

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

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

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

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

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

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