Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

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

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.