Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

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

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

An installation tells of the horrific 1964 tsunami that devastated Crescent City, California.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.