This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

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

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.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

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

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.