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 lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

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

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

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

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

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

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

Rushing water plunges over a 100-foot drop created by an ancient lava flow at this majestic waterfall.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.