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

On the edge of grassland in northeastern Colorado, these rock formations are some of the few remnants of a high plain that has eroded away over millions of years.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This Wild West attraction is probably more fiction than history, but that doesn't mean it's not awesome.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

Is this 47.7-mile stretch of highway the longest straight road in the United States?

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A land of debatable treasure.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

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

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

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.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

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

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.