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.
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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.
Palm Springs, California
Lee R. Baxandall Bridge
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
Palm Springs, California
Robo Lights
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Permanently Closed
Palm Desert, California
Curves and Zigzags
A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.
Borrego Springs, California
Galleta Meadows Estate
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Bombay Beach, California
Bombay Beach
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
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
Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea
Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.
Calipatria, California
Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
