Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

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

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

Trash-filled shrines to an unofficial saint known for her endless breast milk dot the highways of Argentina.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.