This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

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

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

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

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

One of Mother Nature’s geological gems, home to many prehistoric fossils.

A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.

This extensive nuclear fallout shelter built from 42 school buses could house 500 people in its tunnels.