This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

The stoutest tree in the world.

Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Home of the "true" equator.

The city that saw the birth of Sweden is now home to an impressive collection of work from its favorite artist.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

While not Turkey's deepest underground city, this subterranean redoubt is the largest.