In 1952, this restaurant began selling the Colonel's “secret” recipe.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

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

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

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

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

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

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

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

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

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.

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

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.