This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A land of debatable treasure.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

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.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

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.

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.