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

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

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

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Giant pagoda houses the car that drove Thích Quảng Đức to his death by self-immolation.

An extravagant monument to an extravagantly unpopular Emperor.

This gem-encrusted temple is said to contain some of the Buddha's hair which can make the deaf hear and the blind see.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A deserted 20-lane highway runs through Myanmar's empty capital city.