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

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Unconventional site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

Central America's deepest lake is actually a volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.

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

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.