Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.