This bright and bubbly Palm Springs hotel was the brainchild of an iconic drag queen.

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

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.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

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

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

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

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

See 150 million-year-old dinosaur tracks and bones dating back to the Jurassic period.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This is one really big nut.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

It's easy to see why this eclectic architectural wonder has been dubbed the "Spaceship House."

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

One of the world’s most powerful corporations was established on a random Albuquerque street corner.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.