This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

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

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

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

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."

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

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

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.