This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

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

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

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

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.