Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

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

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

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

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

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

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

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.