San Diego County, California
Goat Canyon Trestle
The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
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San Diego County, California
The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
Ocotillo, California
This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".
Costa Mesa, California
A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.
Borrego Springs, California
A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Beatty, Nevada
A land of debatable treasure.
Beatty, Nevada
The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
La CaƱada Flintridge, California
NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
San Bernardino, California
The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Pomona, California
This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.