Places greeneggskam Wants to Go

Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

The only mine for rare earth elements in the United States has been intermittently active since the 1950s.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

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.