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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

A land of debatable treasure.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.