This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

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

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

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

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.