An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

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

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

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

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

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

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

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 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.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

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.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.