What appears to be an ancient Roman temple is actually a Catholic church.

A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Artifacts from a battleship sunk at Pearl Harbor displayed in the Capitol building of its namesake.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

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

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

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

Ruins of this late 19th-century mining camp are right on Nevada State Route 266

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

The official portrait of California's longest-serving governor has been likened to "spilled ketchup and soy sauce"

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels