The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

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

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

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.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

In 1975, a forestry worker in Arizona claimed to have been abducted by a UFO.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

An urban laboratory.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

The temporary burial site of the man who shot and killed Jesse James.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

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

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.