On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

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

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

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.