Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

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

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

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."