This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.