Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

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

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

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

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

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

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

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

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

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

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

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

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

The freeway that never was.