Bombay Beach, California
Bombay Beach
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
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Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
Antarctica
Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Rancho Mirage, California
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
Redlands, California
The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Landers, California
Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Banning, California
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Mecca, California
A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Palm Springs, California
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Palm Springs, California
Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Thousand Palms, California
Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.