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.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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.

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

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

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

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.