A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

World's largest Christmas store.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

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

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

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

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

38-story baroque tower reflecting Detroit's rise, fall, and possible rise again.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.