A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

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