A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

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

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

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