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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

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

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

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

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.