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

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Today this former Nazi concentration camp stands as a poignant memorial to the victims of fascism, and a warning from history.

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

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.