A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

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

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

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

This church was constructed by a shipbuilder and designed like an upside-down boat.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

A monument to a survivor of harsh pioneer life, frostbite, and primitive surgery.

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.