Big Bear Lake, California
Planetarium, Projector, and Science Museum
In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.
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Big Bear Lake, California
In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Hemet, California
This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.
Twentynine Palms, California
Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.
Joshua Tree, California
An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
Cathedral City, California
Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Graz, Austria
The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.
West Point, New York
The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.
Morristown, New Jersey
A world-class collection of mechanical musical instruments and automata.
Millburn, New Jersey
These mystical miniature houses bring a touch of magic to the New Jersey woods.
Santa Claus, Indiana
You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.
Columbus, Texas
An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.
Bronx, New York
Because holiday cheer is at its finest when it includes eerie mannequins, right?
Incline Village, Nevada
This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).
Athens, Greece
One of the best collections of Byzantine art housed in a magnificent, 19th-century neoclassical home.