The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

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

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

The world’s first museum dedicated solely to electric vehicles.

On the site of a former Army ammunition plant, bison now roam a restored sea of grass.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

The first of the iconic American roadside attractions lives on as a college mascot.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water

A unique collection of artistic rides

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.