Zebulon, North Carolina
Mercury Cougar
A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
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Zebulon, North Carolina
A giant cat slowly prowls the parking lot of Zebulon's car dealerships.
New Bern, North Carolina
The humble gravesite of the man who failed to cash in on his Pepsi-cola goldmine.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
La Quinta, California
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
Amarillo, Texas
A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Twentynine Palms, California
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.