Pahrump, Nevada
Coffin It Up
Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.
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Pahrump, Nevada
Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Inyo County, California
A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Goldfield, Nevada
One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Tonopah, Nevada
An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Take in the beauty of the Milky Way at one of the best sites for stargazing in Nevada—a state with some tough competition.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
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."
Nye County, Nevada
Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Hiko, Nevada
The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.