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

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

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

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.