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Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Added by pushstart143
Baker, California

World's Largest Thermometer

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Added by octoberwitch
Newberry Springs, California

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
amboy Added by amboy
Yermo, California

Peggy Sue's 50's Diner & Diner-Saur Park

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Added by laurenmishgraf
Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
leiris Added by leiris
Oro Grande, California

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
atimian Added by atimian
San Bernardino, California

Unofficial McDonald's Museum

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Heather Arment Added by Heather Arment
San Bernardino, California

Wigwam Village #7

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
MarilynR Added by MarilynR
Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

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

David Černý's Metalmorphosis

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Palm Springs, California

'The Babies'

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

Robo Lights

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Allison Added by Allison
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.
sheila42 Added by sheila42
La Quinta, California

Big Metal Roadrunner

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
btracy Added by btracy
Niland, California

East Jesus

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Added by mbison
Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
anhie Added by anhie
Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Hope Added by Hope
Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Added by zackofalltrades
Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Calipatria, California

Carcass Beach

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Added by Astronomer10
Calipatria, California

Calipatria Flagpole

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."
richstaab Added by richstaab