This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.