A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The smallest country in the world.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.