Is it a mirage? No... it really is a spaceship home sat a-top a volcano in the middle of the Mojave desert - and it could be yours for just $650,000

  • Huell Howser's iconic Volcano House was built on a cinder cone and has two bedrooms and two bathrooms 
  • The 2,206 sq ft property also features a separate apartment at the base of the volcano and a man-made lake
  • Volcano House offers stunning 360 degree views of the desert with a wrap around observation deck and glass doors
  • Howser, the longtime host of California's Gold, bought the house just minutes after seeing it in 2003
  • But he rarely ever used it and later gifted it to Chapman University   

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

Published: 00:43 EST, 6 September 2015 | Updated: 01:27 EST, 6 September 2015

Beloved late TV host Huell Howser's iconic Volcano House is on the market for $650,000. 

The two bedroom, two bathroom dome-shaped property with 360 degree views of the Mojave desert stands atop a 150-foot cinder cone, according to Sotheby's Realty. 

Howser, who was the host of the long running public television travel program California's Gold, bought the property within minutes of seeing the place outside of Barstow.

The 2,206 sq ft residence is complete with high curved ceilings, glass doors and a wrap around observation deck that offer stunning views of the 60 Mojave Desert acres it sits on, as well a separate viewing deck.

The property also boasts a man-made lake, as well as an additional apartment at the base of the volcano that has an oversized garage and would be ideal for the caretaker, according to Red Fin. 

Designed in 1968 by California engineer and inventor Vard Wallace, the apartment was sold to Howser in 2003. 

Howser later admitted that, although he 'fell in love with the place', he rarely ever used it, according to the Orange County Register. 

After trying to sell it for $750,000 in 2009, Howser, who died after a two-year battle with cancer in 2013, gifted the Volcano House to Chapman University.

The iconic Volcano House once owned by beloved California public television host Huell Howser is on the market for $650,000 

The iconic Volcano House once owned by beloved California public television host Huell Howser is on the market for $650,000 

The two bedroom, two bathroom dome-shaped property stands atop a 150-foot cinder cone

The two bedroom, two bathroom dome-shaped property stands atop a 150-foot cinder cone

High curved ceiling and glass doors optimize the 2,206 sq ft property's stunning desert backdrop 

High curved ceiling and glass doors optimize the 2,206 sq ft property's stunning desert backdrop 

The property also has wrap around observation deck that lends the home with 360 degree views of the 60 Mojave Desert acres it sits on

The property also has wrap around observation deck that lends the home with 360 degree views of the 60 Mojave Desert acres it sits on

The view from this bedroom looks over at the man-made lake that also sits on the property 

The view from this bedroom looks over at the man-made lake that also sits on the property 

The property was designed in 1968 by California engineer and inventor Vard Wallace

The property was designed in 1968 by California engineer and inventor Vard Wallace

It also features an additional apartment at the base of the volcano that has an oversized garage and would be ideal for the caretaker

It also features an additional apartment at the base of the volcano that has an oversized garage and would be ideal for the caretaker

Howser bought the property in 2003 within minutes of seeing the place
He later admitted that, although he 'fell in love with the place', he rarely ever used it

Howser bought the property in 2003 on the spot. He later admitted that, although he 'fell in love with the place', he rarely ever used it

Howser, who died in 2009 after a two-year battle with cancer, gifted the property to Chapman University in 2009 

Howser, who died in 2009 after a two-year battle with cancer, gifted the property to Chapman University in 2009 

Howser was the host of California's Gold, a travel program that ran from 1994 to 2012 and explored the many features of the Golden State

Howser was the host of California's Gold, a travel program that ran from 1994 to 2012 and explored the many features of the Golden State

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