Craving quirky desert stops? This Nevada road trip strings together outsider art and Old West lore for weird Nevada at its best: Goldfield’s International Car Forest, Tonopah’s Clown Motel and ghostly hotels, and Rhyolite’s Goldwell Open Air Museum—along with mining-history museums, photo tips, and practical routing on US-95.

Planning a Death Valley road trip? Add Rhyolite—an authentic Nevada ghost town with 1904 gold-rush roots, crumbling bank walls, Tom Kelly’s Bottle House, and the outdoor Goldwell Open Air Museum. It’s 35 miles from Furnace Creek and 9 miles from Beatty; there are no services, so bring water, layers, lights, and fuel. Stay after dark for stellar night skies.