Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.