The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

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

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

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

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

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

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

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

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.