An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

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

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Clark County Museum has created an entire street of historically important buildings relocated from various other locations within the county.

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

Although it also features red, orange, and variegated cliffs of Navajo Sandstone, this state park is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

This enormous fiberglass cow near Death Valley National Park once graced a casino roof in Las Vegas.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.