This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

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

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

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

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

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

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.