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

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

A replica that won't float away.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

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

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Travel through the wholesome amusements of yesteryear at this charming miniature village.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.