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

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

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

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

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

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

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

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

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

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

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

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

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 breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

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

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

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

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

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

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

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.