This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

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

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

A once popular resort—said to be the vacation spot of gangster Al Capone—now remains abandoned in the woods of Arizona.

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

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

A partial tunnel blasted into a steep ridge is all that remains of a failed railway across Arizona.

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

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

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.