Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

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 charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

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

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.