The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

Despite its extensive history, this fort saw little to no combat.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.