A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

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

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

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

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