In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

The first motion picture theater in southern Utah, reimagined and renovated as an arts hub.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

This oasis-like spring in the Sonoran Desert is home to unique, endangered species.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.