Places Big C Wants to Go

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

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

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

This Lady Liberty is the oldest replica of its kind outside the state of New York.

Despite what scientists think, the town still says this is an extraterrestrial rock.

At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.