The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.