The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

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.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

A monument commemorating how a frontier town got its unusual name.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.