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

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

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

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

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

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.