An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.