These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

A statue in the Texas town that proudly calls itself the killer bee capital of the world.