Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

This immense scene of a cosmic battle between a jaguar and serpent illustrates the Aztec concept of the duality of life.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

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

This pre-Hispanic apartment complex also includes ancestral paintings that point to its military past.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.