A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

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

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

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

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

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

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

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."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.