In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

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

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.

These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.