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Daggett, California
Solar One and Solar Two
Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Magdalena, New Mexico
The Very Large Array
Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.
Pie Town, New Mexico
Pie Town
This popular pitstop lives up to its name.
Hume, California
General Grant
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Yosemite National Park, California
Indian Village of the Ahwahnee
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
White Sands National Park
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
PistachioLand: World's Largest Pistachio
This is one really big nut.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
High Rolls, New Mexico
Apple Boy
This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.
Carrizozo, New Mexico
'Intersection Point Zero'
This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.
Roswell, New Mexico
POW Iron Cross
The symbol was surreptitiously built into the river bank by German prisoners of war.
Roswell, New Mexico
International UFO Museum and Research Center
A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.
