A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

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

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

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

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

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

The smallest country in the world.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.