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

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.