These petroglyphs created by ancient Arizonians have withstood centuries of exposure to the elements.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

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

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