The tiny and isolated town of Death Valley Junction from above - Mystockimages/Getty Images Also known as Amargosa, or DVJ for short, it's but a pinpoint on the map of the big, wide, dust-billowing ...

The tiny Mojave Desert outpost of Amboy has seen a lot of change over the past 50 years or so. First, Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40, directing travelers away from the businesses that had ...

In the California desert, ghost towns pop up sporadically along miles of empty highway. Just west of the Nevada border, the ruins of Route 66's revelrous heyday can be seen in abandoned spots around ...

California is the most populous U.S. state out there, counting upwards of 39 million people between its borders. However, roughly 68% of those folks reside in counties that spread along the coast, ...