This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

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

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

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

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

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

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

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

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.

The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.