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This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.