The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

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

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

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

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

One of the earliest graveyards in the region.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

This classic steam-powered train takes tourists on a nostalgic trip around the Connecticut River Valley.

This museum holds a fully-functional replica of the "Turtle," the first American submarine ever built.

Quirky castle designed by the American actor best known for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage.

Journey inside the bowels of this sperm whale sculpture.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A human attendant once directed car traffic from this structure before automated stoplights.

This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.