This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

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

A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Hiroshima survivor on Riverside Drive.

The legendary court where emerging basketball players gain their street cred.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The longest step street in the city.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

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

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

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

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.