Places riedermarcus Wants to Go

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

At one time, it was the second deepest mine shaft on the planet!

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

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

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

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

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

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

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.

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

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

Row through this enchanted narrow chasm whose stones are said to resemble dragon scales.