Nye County, Nevada
Atomic Survival Town
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
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Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.
New Mexico
Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Panamint, California
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Wendover, Utah
A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.
Page, Arizona
Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Winslow, Arizona
The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.
Marble Canyon, Arizona
Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.