The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

The remains of a boarding school designed to forcibly assimilate Native American children.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

Two geoglyphs that are truly unique to North America.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

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

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.