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Pinball into infinity.
Permanently Closed

Banning, California

The Museum of Pinball

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

Aliens welcome visitors to the jerky mothership

Baker, California

Alien Fresh Jerky

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Mojave Megaphone

Baker, California

Mojave Megaphone

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Inside the lava tube.

San Bernardino County, California

Mojave Lava Tube

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The Mojave Mailbox

San Bernardino County, California

The Mojave Desert Mailbox

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

Former Post Office.

San Bernardino County, California

Kelso Ghost Town

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Sand blowing off a crest in the Kelso Dunes.

San Bernardino, California

Kelso Dunes

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Building near the railway

Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Sunvale Village smalls and the entrance sign, 2018.
Permanently Closed

Twentynine Palms, California

Sunvale Village

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

Spanish Love Sign at Twentynine Palms.
Permanently Closed

Twentynine Palms, California

The Love Signs of Twentynine Palms

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

The Wonderland Ranch.

Twentynine Palms, California

Wonderland Ranch and Wall Street Mill

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A typically cryptic, yet intense aphorism.

Twentynine Palms, California

Samuelson's Rocks

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

An enviable view.

Twentynine Palms, California

The Ruins of Ryan Ranch

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Hemet Maze Stone

Hemet, California

Hemet Maze Stone

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

Saucers in the desert.

Ocotillo, California

Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrievals and Repairs

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Fonts Point

Borrego Springs, California

Fonts Point

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Pegleg Smith Monument

Borrego Springs, California

Pegleg Smith Monument

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Carcass Beach

Calipatria, California

Carcass Beach

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Obsidian butte.

Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Top Banana, Ken Bannister.

Mecca, California

International Banana Museum

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Nipper, the RCA Dog Statue

Baltimore, Maryland

Nipper, the RCA Dog Statue

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

Looking down the alley

Baltimore, Maryland

Graffiti Alley

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

People place pennies on the blank headstone.

Baltimore, Maryland

Grave of John Wilkes Booth

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The American Visionary Art Museum

Baltimore, Maryland

The American Visionary Art Museum

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

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