This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.