Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

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

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

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

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

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

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Erosion and various mineral deposits give this striking canyon its distinct color and soft appearance.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.