An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

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.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

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

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

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

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.