The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

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

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

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Don't bother sending any mail to this ghost town.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.