These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.

A towering Art Deco movie palace made to look like a Mayan temple.

A science teacher's dream.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.

Pennsylvanian mass grave and possibly mass murder.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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.