The Loneliest Road in America: 11 Stops You Can't Miss on Highway 50, Nevada

We drove all 400 miles of the Loneliest Road in America — Nevada's Highway 50 — from Carson City to Great Basin National Park. In this video, we're sharing every stop worth making, where to eat, what to see, and the tips you need to plan your own road trip on one of the most iconic drives in the American West.

In 1986, Life magazine called this stretch of highway a place "devoid of civilization" and said you'd need survival skills to make it. Forty years later, we found ghost towns, free hot springs, ancient petroglyphs, 5,000-year-old trees, and some of the darkest night skies in the country. Here's our complete guide.