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

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

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

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

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

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

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

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

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