Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

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

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Hundreds of drawings left by the land's previous inhabitants remain mysterious.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.