Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This century-old roadside attraction is full of bizarre rock formations.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.