Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

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

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.