While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

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

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

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.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

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

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

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.