A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.