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

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.