The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

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

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

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

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

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

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

Wedged between two buildings at the Great Ormond Street Hospital is this secret music installation.

A student driver's nightmare.