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

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

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

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

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

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

A home covered with elaborate mosaic and other pieces of art.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

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