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

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

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

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

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

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

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

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

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

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

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

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

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

A luxurious doomsday bunker hidden beneath an unassuming Las Vegas home offers the best of subterranean suburbia.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

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

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

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.