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

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

The smallest country in the world.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

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

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

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

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.