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alisonhballard

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Tail of the Yak. (Creative Commons)
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Berkeley, California

Tail of the Yak

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Selection of Exhibits at the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents (photo by Joel Bernstein)

Berkeley, California

Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

The Bone Room
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Albany, California

The Bone Room

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.

The RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor.

Long Beach, California

RMS Queen Mary

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Crystal Cathedral, designed by Philip Johnson: Interior, world's third largest organ features 16,000 pipes.

Garden Grove, California

Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Unofficial McDonald's Museum

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.

Cabazon's T-rex dressed up for Valentine's Day

Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The aptly named Giant Rock.

Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The Integratron by day.

Landers, California

The Integratron

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

East Jesus

Niland, California

East Jesus

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

Entrance to East Jesus

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

Salvation Mountain

Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Obsidian butte.

Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Bombay Beach, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Pretty nice for an infrastructure accident!

Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Salton Sea History Museum
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Mecca, California

Salton Sea History Museum

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The giant metal roadrunner watches traffic from the middle of the rotary.

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.

The Krblin Jihn Kabin.

Joshua Tree, California

'Krblin Jihn Kabin'

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Yes, you can make art from an abandoned toilet.

Joshua Tree, California

The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

You can't miss it.
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Landers, California

The Dream Wanderer

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

"Pioneertown 1946".

Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace.

Pioneertown, California

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

This way to the Caravansary of Joy.

Joshua Tree, California

Institute of Mentalphysics

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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