Round Mountain, Nevada
Diana's Punch Bowl
Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.
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Round Mountain, Nevada
Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.
Hurricane, Utah
A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.
Utah
The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
Monroe, Utah
One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.
Rockville, Utah
Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.
Hurricane, Utah
A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.
Leeds, Utah
A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.
Littlefield, Arizona
This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.
Mesquite, Nevada
A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.
Overton, Nevada
Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
Nevada
This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.
Bunkerville, Nevada
An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Moapa, Nevada
A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.
Pioche, Nevada
Ghost hunters have fueled up at this diner for more than a century.
Panaca, Nevada
Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Alamo, Nevada
This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Tecopa, California
This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.
Shoshone, California
A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.