A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

A stone pillar commemorates the surrender of the extraordinary Apache leader.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

A river runs through this remote valley in a very unexpected way.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

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

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

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

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

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.