The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

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

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

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

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

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

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

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

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