The site of the gruesome massacre—and maybe cannibalism—of five men, a tragedy that made Alferd Packer infamous.

Only a few signs remain of the buried Colorado mining town that supplied the uranium for the first atomic bomb.

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

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

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

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.