A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

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

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

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