Baker, California
Alien Fresh Jerky
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Goldfield, Nevada
This school building was an extravagant show of wealth for a boomtown that mostly faded in the following decade.
Mercury, Nevada
A desert journey through atomic history.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Halchita, Utah
The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.
Carbon County, Utah
Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
Kanab, Utah
Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.
Monticello, Utah
One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.
Lava Hot Springs, Idaho
A former sanitarium where soldiers were sent to recover in the healing waters of hot springs.
Arco, Idaho
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Wendover, Utah
This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Adaven, Nevada
A large, remote national monument highlights the typical geologic structure seen in Nevada.
Hawthorne, Nevada
Once a staging site for World War II munitions.
Manhattan, Nevada
The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."
Hiko, Nevada
A remarkably well-preserved brick chimney from a smelter dating to the 1860s is all that remains of this former mill.
Tonopah, Nevada
A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."