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

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

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

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

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

The sculpture's largest spire points directly toward the North Star.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

The stickered marker pinpoints where the only maintained road in the United States crosses into the polar region.

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.