Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This 18-foot-tall steel lotus is a meditation on ecological crisis that originally appeared at Burning Man.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

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.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

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

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.

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

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.