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Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.

A series of labyrinths in the Nevada desert inspire meditation and calmness.

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

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

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

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

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The winter home of thousands of beautiful snow geese and sandhill cranes.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.