It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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 vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'