This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.