Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Exhibiting the tallest structure of its type in Nevada, this massive mining complex is frozen in time.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

An underground blaze turned this village into a ghost town.