A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.