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

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.