Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

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

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

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

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

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

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

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

Small rustic cabin nested in the mountains of Killington, VT.

This charming woodland trail is peppered with poetry.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.