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This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.