A bronze sculpture of a white dove commissioned by Pope Benedict XVI.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

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

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

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

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

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

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

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

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.