Palm Desert, California
Smiler's Point
This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
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Palm Desert, California
This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
Indio, California
A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
San Francisco, California
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Santa Barbara, California
Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.
Santa Barbara, California
One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.
Sloan, Nevada
Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.
Los Angeles, California
A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.