An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Well-preserved ruins in the Pine Grove Hills of western Nevada.

An improbable water gap where the West Walker River, paralleled by a state highway, crosses the Singatse Range between Smith and Mason Valleys.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

The ruins of a military outpost from the 1860s form the centerpiece of a Nevada state park.

A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

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

This wilderness hike to a waterfall has an unlikely beginning in suburban Reno.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.