The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

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

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

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

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

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

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

An urban laboratory.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."