Reno, Nevada
Wilbur D. May Museum
An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.
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Reno, Nevada
'Jackson'
This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.
Reno, Nevada
National Bowling Stadium
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Reno, Nevada
Space Whale
What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.
Reno, Nevada
Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.
Reno, Nevada
Dymaxion Car at the National Automobile Museum
The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.
Reno, Nevada
Old Reno Arch
The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.
Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Joshua Tree, California
Institute of Mentalphysics
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Joshua Tree, California
The Station Joshua Tree
Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.
Yucca Valley, California
Desert Christ Park
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
