One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.