This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

Outsider Art Community.

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

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.