Places Edited by TheColorDana

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

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

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.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.