Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

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

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

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

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.

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

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

A land of debatable treasure.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

"Only the devil could play golf here."