An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

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

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

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

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

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

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A stoic rock cairn is all that remains to remember one of the more brutal instances of frontier treachery in American history.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

A museum has some wedding cake dating to the Teddy Roosevelt administration, and some bacon from FDR's.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

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

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

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

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

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.