Exploring the Tehachapi Area

10 Places

Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

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Rosamond, California

The Cat House

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

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California City, California

Lake Shore Inn

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

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Bodfish, California

Remington Hot Springs

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

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Cantil, California

Saltdale

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

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Edwards Air Force Base, California

World's Largest Compass Rose

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

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Randsburg, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

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Santa Clarita, California

Gibbon Conservation Center

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

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Johannesburg, California

Randsburg

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

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