Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

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

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.