Fallon, Nevada
Hidden Cave at Grimes Point
This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.
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Fallon, Nevada
This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.
Nye County, Nevada
The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.
Nelson, Nevada
This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Salt Lake City, Utah
This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.
Kanab, Utah
This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Corinne, Utah
An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
Midway, Utah
This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Portland, Oregon
Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.
The Dalles, Oregon
This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.
Sumpter, Oregon
During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.
Redmond, Oregon
A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.
Prineville, Oregon
This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.
Depoe Bay, Oregon
The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.
La Pine, Oregon
A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Culver, Oregon
Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.