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

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

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

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Final resting place of a 19th century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.