A land of debatable treasure.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

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

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

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

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

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

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

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

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

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

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

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Mine your own precious stones.

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

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

Once the path of a railway tunnel, now home to thousands of glowing insects.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

Malaysian fireflies create a dazzling display as thousands light up in unison.

Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.