Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.