Places agoalex Wants to Go

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

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."

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.