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Deserts

Inyo County, California

Artist's Drive

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Carbon County, Utah

Nine Mile Canyon

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Photo of the Week: 50,000 Lights Bloom in the Desert

See a blanket of tiny lights in Uluru, Australia.

Atlas Obscura March 28, 2016

Inyo County, California

Ballarat Ghost Town

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Clark County, Nevada

Double Negative

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Costa Mesa, California

California Scenario

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

7 Dubai Locations That Defy Their Desert Setting

Eric Grundhauser January 21, 2016

FOUND: Desert Hot Spots Just for Microbes

Sarah Laskow January 20, 2016

Qasr Amra

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

Permanently Closed

Davenport, Australia

Wycliffe Well

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Qesm Hurghada, Egypt

Desert Breath

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

Why All the Cool New Dinosaurs Are From Asia And South America

Sarah Laskow October 9, 2015

Zzyzx, California, Or the Biggest Health Spa Scam in American History

Dan Nosowitz September 24, 2015

100 Wonders: The Great Green Wall of Africa

Dylan Thuras August 27, 2015

Ocotillo, California

Anza Borrego Desert View Tower

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Qurnat As Sawda, Lebanon

Qurnat As Sawda

Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.

FOUND: An Ancient Whale Fossil With a Smaller Whale Inside

Sarah Laskow June 3, 2015