Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

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

This hotel has hardly changed in over a century, like a time capsule of old Oregon.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.