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

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

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

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

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.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

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

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

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

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

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

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

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

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