The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

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

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.