Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home 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.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A campy fiberglass statue welcomes visitors to this small town in central California.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

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.

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

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.