This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

This sci-fi gazebo located in a Washington power town is made from old bits of industrial electrical equipment.

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.

What was to be the world's most secure Cold War document vault ended up as just a few shallow caves.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

Canadian centennial project designed to gather information about UFOs.

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

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

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.

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

The clock that sets them all.