Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

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

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.