Baker, Nevada
The Bristlecone Pines of the Great Basin
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
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Baker, Nevada
The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.
Austin, Nevada
Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Baker, Nevada
This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.
Baker, Nevada
A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.
Reno, Nevada
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Baker, Nevada
This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.
Montrose, Colorado
A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Morrison, Colorado
See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Avalon, California
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.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Monterey, California
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
Sacramento, California
This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Monterey, California
An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.
Malibu, California
View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.
Nevada City, California
This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.