Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

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

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

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

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

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

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

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

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.