California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Internationally recognized group that works to protect the wolf and educate the public about its plight.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

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

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

A book bound in the skin of an infamous criminal, along with countless other specimens.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

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

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.