Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

A little-known occurrence of fossil wood in northern Washoe County, Nevada, near the Black Rock Desert.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

As fallout from an irrigation project, a formerly cottonwood-lined stream is now a sandy, desolate, post-apocalyptic channel lined with weathered stumps and tumbleweeds.

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

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

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.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

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

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

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

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.