Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

The overgrown remains of an old rail bridge rise above the valley like ancient Greek ruins.

Halloween spirit is alive and well in this small town, where residents race motorized caskets in a yearly tradition.

Historical structures and natural wonders await visitors to this preserve.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

Now in disrepair, this 19th century station was a stop on of the famed B&O Railroad.

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

This ancient cave is home to a museum, bar, and is filled with fluorescent minerals.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.