These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

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

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

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

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

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.