Hanksville, Utah
Carl's Critter Garden
This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.
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Hanksville, Utah
This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Daggett, California
Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Buttonwillow, California
In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Coalinga, California
A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
San Bernardino County, California
The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
Primm, Nevada
This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.
Searchlight, Nevada
Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.
Yucca, Arizona
This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.
Casa Grande, Arizona
This collection of vintage signs reflects the long and colorful history of this Arizona town.
Tucson, Arizona
This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.
Florence, Arizona
The "Father of Arizona" tried to build a Zoroastrian fire temple on the hill where he's now buried.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Tucson, Arizona
Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.