Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

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.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

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

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

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

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.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.