A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

Known as "The People's Park," this verdant oasis is home to elephants and villagers alike.

This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Rusting dinosaurs frolic at the entrance to this roadside "snake sanctuary."

The largest copper mine in Arizona, this enormous open pit emerges from the hills like an alien landscape.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

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

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This ancient trail has claimed the lives of over 2,000 people.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.