Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

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

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

Well-preserved ruins in the Pine Grove Hills of western Nevada.

Nevada's second-newest state park offers camping, fishing, hiking, and river float trips.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

Mine your own precious stones.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

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.

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

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

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

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.