A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

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.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

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.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

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

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

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.