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

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

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.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

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

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.