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

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

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

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

A lovely park home with a few interesting guests.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.