A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

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

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

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

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

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

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

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

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

An unusual bed & breakfast made of papercrete.

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

A starship has landed in Texas, a welcome break for weary travelers from a drab stretch of I-35.

Homemade outdoor church and sculpture garden decorated with glass shards.

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

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

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

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.