Places hoursvary Wants to Go

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

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

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.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.