This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

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

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

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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