Calipatria, California
Slab City
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
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Calipatria, California
Salvation Mountain
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
Salton Sea Duck Blinds
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Calipatria, California
Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Bombay Beach
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Julian, California
Eagle and High Peak Mine
Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
San Diego, California
Sunny Jim Cave Store
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Permanently Closed
San Diego, California
Sheriff's Museum
It would be a crime to miss it.
San Diego, California
Star of India at The Maritime Museum of San Diego
The world’s oldest active sailing ship.
San Diego, California
Hotel del Coronado
L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
