Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

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

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

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

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

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A memorial for an outsider theorist who believed that the planet is actually hollow.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, never been to New York.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

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

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.