In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

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

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The first location of the eventual video game giant.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.