This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

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

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

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

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.