A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This small memorial is dedicated to the Perryville State Prison firefighters who perished fighting the Dude Fire in 1990.

In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.