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

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

Veritable museum of 20th century country music history.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.