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All the United States California Tecopa

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tecopa

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tecopa, California

Updated August 5, 2019

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Villa Anita in Death Valley

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Tecopa, California

Pholisma sonorae aka "Sand Food"

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

Tecopa, California

China Ranch Date Farm

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

Tecopa, California

Dumont Dunes North Pole

Peek inside this sandy mailbox and you'll spot kids' letters to Santa.
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Dublin Gulch

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.
9 miles from Tecopa

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Tecopa, California

China Ranch Date Farm

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