A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.