An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

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

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

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.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

At the base of the Spring Mountains, a unique nursery packed with desert plants.

An antique cemetery in New York, this land is home to any number of famed corpses.

A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.