Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

No one knows exactly how deep the world’s deepest geothermal hot spring is.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

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

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

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

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

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

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.