Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

Ruins of the original wooden flume that carried water to Virginia City are still visible high on the Virginia Range.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

Artist Natividad Sánchez wrote a new ending for one of Roman mythology's tragic love stories.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.