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Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

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

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.