A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

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

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

The smallest country in the world.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.