Places byorgason Wants to Go

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

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

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

This pristine World War II airfield gives a comprehensive look at atomic development and aviation history.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

Adobe ruins punctuate the beauty of an 800 foot canyon carved by the Canadian River.