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

The strongest earthquake in Nevada's recorded history left these spectacular breaks along the west front of a range in central Nevada.

An unusual waterfall in the Santa Rosa Range, within the Great Basin of Nevada.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

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

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

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

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

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

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

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

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

The second seat of Nye County, still mostly a ghost town, has become a magnet for those looking to live "away from it all."

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

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

The only United States mine for magnesium carbonate has been operating continuously since the 1930s.