The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

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.

A spectrum of colors awaits visitors to one of Mexico's most gorgeous bodies of water.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

Veritable museum of 20th century country music history.