Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

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

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

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

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

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

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

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

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.