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

The last Americana on Route 66.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

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

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

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

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

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

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

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.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."