The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.

A large circus museum with summer performances.