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Trinity Atomic Bomb Site

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.
Added by ekoptev
Las Cruces, New Mexico

World's Largest Chile Pepper Sculpture

This 47-foot chile pepper sculpture welcomes Scoville heat unit obsessed tourists to the Big Chile Inn.
Added by ianlefk
Lordsburg, New Mexico

Shakespeare Ghost Town

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.
aliseponsero Added by aliseponsero
Benson, Arizona

The Thing

What is the Thing?
Sam E Added by Sam E
Picacho, Arizona

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.
Skurkey Added by Skurkey
Palm Springs, California

Volkswagen Spider Sculpture

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
sheila42 Added by sheila42
Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
anhie Added by anhie
Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria Tar Pits

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
jondi letnap Added by jondi letnap
Santa Barbara, California

'Wall of Frogs'

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.
Joseph Kerski Added by Joseph Kerski
Solvang, California

Solvang Wind Harp

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Added by rachelskytt
Guadalupe, California

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
anhie Added by anhie
Castroville, California

Sauce Bros Barge

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.
Added by truittgrant
Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Davenport, California

Davenport Pier Beach

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Holly Prz Added by Holly Prz
El Segundo, California

Studio Antiques

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
kcmick Added by kcmick
Palos Verdes Estates, California

The Dominator Shipwreck

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
Added by Bswanson
Los Angeles, California

Box Canyon

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Berkeley, California

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Added by dsjas297
Santa Clara, California

Intel Museum

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Ukiah, California

Ukiah Latitude Observatory

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.
Added by yokayoscout