Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

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

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

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.