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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Dedicated to the American general whose reply to a German demand for surrender was simply "Nuts!"

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A former special storage facility for documents during the Cold War.

This Roman arena once played host to bloody gladiatorial battles.

This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.