In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

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