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Palm Springs, California

Ruddy's General Store Museum

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
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Palm Springs, California

'The Babies'

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
tjmuehleman Added by tjmuehleman
Thousand Palms, California

Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.
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Palm Springs, California

Lee R. Baxandall Bridge

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
tyler Added by tyler
Palm Springs, California

Volkswagen Spider Sculpture

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
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Twentynine Palms, California

The Ruins of Ryan Ranch

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
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Twentynine Palms, California

Brooklyn Mine

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.
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San Bernardino County, California

Amboy Crater

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
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Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Added by ajackson
Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Lake Havasu's London Bridge

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.
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Johannesburg, California

Randsburg

The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Shannon Ohaire Added by Shannon Ohaire
Baker, California

World's Largest Thermometer

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Added by octoberwitch
Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
checkleyhr Added by checkleyhr
Inyo County, California

Artist's Drive

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Zach Rapport Added by Zach Rapport
Beatty, Nevada

Rhyolite Ghost Town

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada

Tom Kelly's Bottle House

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Sponsored by Visit California
Dylan Added by Dylan
Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
DannyBoy Added by DannyBoy
Inyo County, California

Ubehebe Crater

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.
Added by scottdfrank
Lee Vining, California

Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
anhie Added by anhie
Soda Springs, Idaho

Geyser Park

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.
Added by ivancholakov
Arco, Idaho

Experimental Breeder Reactor-I

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Added by kondorqueen
Twin Falls, Idaho

Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Jump Site

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
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