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.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

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

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

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

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

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

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

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.