Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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

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

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.