Deserts

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

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

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

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

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

A bathhouse from the second Islamic Caliphate decorated with frescoes of constellations, pleasure gardens, and naked ladies.

The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.

Every Christmas, one Arizona city makes the most of its dry climate by creating an arid desert tannenbaum.

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

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".