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One of the best-preserved early 20th-century ore-processing mills in Nevada is maintained in a state of arrested decay.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

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

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

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

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

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

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Unopened beer cans are left at this monument to honor the Navy men who lost their lives during a training mission.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

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