The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

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

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

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

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.