These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.