Places thenaturalmedic Wants to Go

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

This maintained cabin is where Josie Morris, an occasional associate of Butch Cassidy, lived out the last 50 years of her life by herself.

A unique collection of drawings that represent Fremont Native American culture.

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A wondrous place to watch a special flower bloom.

Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

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.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

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.

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

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

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.