Quartzsite, Arizona
The Red Ghost of Quartzsite
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
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Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Quartzsite, Arizona
This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.
Winterhaven, California
Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Casa Grande, Arizona
This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Dateland, Arizona
Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.
Ajo, Arizona
A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Calipatria, California
At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Calipatria, California
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
Lordsburg, New Mexico
The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.
Carefree, Arizona
Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.