This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

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

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

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