A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

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

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

This central Nevada cave is the spiritual home of ancient and enigmatic pictographs.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.