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 hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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

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

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

This former shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

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

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.