Permanently Closed
Daggett, California
Solar One and Solar Two
Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Death Valley, California
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Lake Los Angeles, California
Lake Los Angeles
A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.
El Mirage, California
Aviation Warehouse
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Oro Grande, California
Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley Indian Museum
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Barstow, California
Painted Rocks
The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.
Barstow, California
Vivos Underground Shelter Network for 4,000 Survivors
Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.
San Bernardino, California
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.
Bodfish, California
Remington Hot Springs
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Panamint, California
Barker Ranch
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
Inyo County, California
Coso Rock Art District
A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Cantil, California
Saltdale
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Randsburg, California
Burro Schmidt Tunnel
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Boron, California
Borax Visitor Center
Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.
