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

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

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

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

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

A careful eye can find hundreds of dinosaur tracks running along the Connecticut River.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

This outsider art paradise is filled with dinosaur sculptures crafted from recycled machinery.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The giant stump of the once towering cottonwood where Ute people held tribal meetings.