A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

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

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

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

A land of debatable treasure.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

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

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

The smallest country in the world.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Mine your own precious stones.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.