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

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

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

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A land of debatable treasure.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

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

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.