This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

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

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

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The smallest country in the world.

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

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

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