Have you ever driven through the Nevada desert and spotted a stack of towering neon boulders rising from the dusty landscape like a mirage? That is exactly what awaits at this public art installation, a burst of color that was originally meant to last only two years but has become so beloved that it keeps getting extended.
The seven towers are made from 33 locally sourced limestone boulders, some weighing as much as 25 tons, and they glow under the desert sun thanks to a special fluorescent paint. The tallest stack reaches about 35 feet high, impossible to miss against the muted earth tones.
A state law was even passed specifically to protect visitors and the artist, a reminder that this is art meant to be admired from the ground. So which Nevada wonder turns a short drive south of Las Vegas into a journey through playful, towering color?…