A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

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

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.