If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

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

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

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

A hidden slot canyon in the southern Nevada desert makes an unexpected oasis and scenic hike.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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

One of the few remaining indigenous petroglyph sites in Nevada.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

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

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

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

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

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.