Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

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

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'