This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

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

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

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."

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.