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

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

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

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

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

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.