A tiny town in an empty lot was the work of a local eight-year-old.

The classic Christmas carol was written at this Massachusetts tavern in 1850.

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

Massachusetts memorial to murder victim Elizabeth Short near the spot where she was born.

A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

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

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

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

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

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

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

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

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

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