With their vast expanses of sand and seemingly lifeless landscapes, deserts might seem like the last place you’d stumble upon something out of the ordinary. Yet, some desert explorers have been left scratching their heads after coming across weird things and objects that have absolutely no business being there. But it’s not all strange and mysterious objects; some discoveries are cool.
From ancient relics to oddly modern items and even some nifty finds that’d make anyone’s day, the desert has been a treasure trove for some of the most unexpected finds. It’s almost like Mother Nature’s version of a yard sale, where she’s decided to display all the weird things she’s collected over the years.
So, buckle up as we dive deep into the sandy archives to reveal some of the most bizarre and coolest objects found in deserts.
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2. “10,000-Year-Old Giraffe Engravings In The Sahara Desert”
3. “A Desert Rose In Yemen”
4. “An Old Man I Met In The Desert Of California”
5. “Rare Super Blooms In The Desert Of Joshua Tree, CA”
6. “Swirling Patterns In Rock, Nevada Desert”
7. “A Prada Store In The West Texas Desert That Is Never Open For Business”
8. “Found This Little Guy Abandoned In The Desert”
9. Found ‘The Final Countdown’ By Europe Cassette Tape In The Desert””
10. “Found A Wild Watermelon Plant In The Sahara Desert”
11. “Some Iron Filings That We Collected With A Magnet Out In The Mohave Desert”
12. “Hotdog Stand In The Middle Of The Desert”
13. “Found A Rabbit Abandoned In The Desert, Taped In A Cereal Box”
14. “Bobcat Sitting On Top Of 40-Foot-Tall Cactus In The Arizona Desert After Being Chased By A Mountain Lion”
15. “A Wet Road I Found In The Desert”
16. “Walking Mesquite In The Sonoran Desert”
17. “Ships Of The Desert”
18. “This Is Wonderstone. A Natural Rock Found In The Desert Of Utah”
19. “This Shrine To Dogs That Have Passed, Stuck Randomly In A Desert Wash”
20. “Million-Years-Old Whale Fossil Found In The Sahara Desert”
21. “I Did Not Just Find Al Capone’s Old Hideout In The Desert. I Just Skated Al Capone’s Old Pool? I️ Love Living In My Van”
22. “The Odd Yareta Plant, Grows In Chile In One Of The Driest Deserts In The World”
23. “A Desert Oasis In Peru”
24. “Abandoned Star Wars’ Set In The Tunisian Desert”
25. “Staircase In The Desert Outside Las Vegas”
26. “Dozens Of People Have Left Frogs Near The Mojave Road In The Middle Of The Mojave Desert”
27. “This Salt Mine Trench In The Mojave Desert”
28. “Found This Skull While Out Riding My Quad In The Arizona Desert Today”
29. “Obelisk In The Desert, USA, UT”
30. “Abandoned Train Tracks In California”
31. “My Friend Traveled To Egypt And Found This Crazy Awesome-Looking Object In The Middle Of The Desert. Meteorite?”
32. “Button To Save People From Crossing The Desert From Mexico”
33. “Stumbled Upon A Strange Doorway While Hiking In The High Desert Today”
34. “House Abandoned And Retaken By The Desert In California”
35. “The Remains Of A Piano Found Miles Into The Middle Of The Desert”
36. “An Old Abandoned Miner Town Graveyard, That Is Bigger Than The Actual Town. In The Middle Of The Atacama Desert”
37. “Desert Finds”
38. “Abandoned Cinema In The Egyptian Desert. The End Of The World Cinema”
39. “I Found A Notebook At A Burnt-Down House In The Desert”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.