A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.