The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

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

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

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

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

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

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

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.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A Wild West saloon that helped define a generation of psychedelic rock.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A dazzling display of red rocks weathered into spires and hoodoos.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.