Groom Lake, Nevada
Area 51
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
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Groom Lake, Nevada
In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Goldfield, Nevada
This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
June Lake, California
A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Hume, California
This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.
Three Rivers, California
This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
Three Rivers, California
A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Lone Pine, California
This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.