This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

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

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

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

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

A land of debatable treasure.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.