The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

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

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

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

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

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The smallest country in the world.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

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

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

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.