Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

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

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Improbably, the largest wildlife refuge in the conterminous 48 states sits just northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

An enthusiastically interactive mining museum that won't let black lung ruin the fun.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.