The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.