A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

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

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

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

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

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

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

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

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.