Places desertrider1966 Wants to Go

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

This memorial pays homage to Pueblo's four Medal of Honor recipients.

This three-mile concrete levee in Pueblo, Colorado was transformed into the world’s longest painting.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.