Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
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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.
Palm Desert, California
This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
Palm Desert, California
A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.
Indio, California
A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.
Palm Springs, California
A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
Twentynine Palms, California
In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.
Palm Springs, California
An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.
Twentynine Palms, California
An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.
Palm Springs, California
Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.
La Quinta, California
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
Rancho Mirage, California
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
Lucerne Valley, California
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
Joshua Tree, California
While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Joshua Tree, California
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Twentynine Palms, California
This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.
Twentynine Palms, California
Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.