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

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.

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

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

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.