Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

Located in the remote Monitor Valley, this travertine bowl contains a scalding pool of water.

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

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

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Mine your own precious stones.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Colorful sand dunes create a unique attraction in this part of Utah's red-rock country.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

A spectacular overlook of the Little Grand Canyon of the San Rafael River, a deep sandstone gorge streaked with orange, red and white in a remote, uncrowded part of Utah.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.