Yermo, California
Calico Ghost Town
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
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San Simeon, California
Hearst Castle
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Los Angeles, California
Ferndell Nature Museum
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
Cave Junction, Oregon
Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort
Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Shiprock, New Mexico
Shiprock
Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Los Angeles, California
Venice of America Canals
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Lee Vining, California
Mono Lake
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Humboldt County, California
Avenue of the Giants
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Mitchell, Oregon
Painted Hills
Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.
Cougar, Washington
The Ape Cave
The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Morning Glory Pool
A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Portland, Oregon
The Grotto
A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Sign
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Mesa Verde National Park
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Corbett, Oregon
Multnomah Falls
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Los Angeles, California
Old Zoo Picnic Area
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
Griffith Observatory’s Tesla Coil
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
San Jose, California
The Winchester Mystery House
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
