According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Complex aquaponics systems allow fish and plants to grow in harmony.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

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

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

An absolutely beautiful 200-foot stained glass installation traces the evolution of knowledge.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.