The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

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

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

A morbid gateway to an Alaska town prides itself on the hunting history it represents.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

You don't have to visit the deep blue sea to see these majestic creatures swimming wild and free.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

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

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.