This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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

This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

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

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.