The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

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

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

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

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

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

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

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

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

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

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.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.

A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.

This unique medieval court deals solely with the lead mining laws in two small areas of Derbyshire.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.