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California City: The Unbuilt Suburb

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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Lake Shore Inn

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

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World's Largest Compass Rose

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

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16 miles from California City

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Saltdale

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

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17 miles from California City

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Borax Visitor Center

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

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17 miles from California City

Randsburg, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

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

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20 miles from California City

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The Cat House

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Hope

22 miles from California City

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The Second Largest Public Telescope in the World

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Step into the dome for an evening of planets, globular clusters, planetary nebulae, and colorful double stars at the Mount Wilson Observatory.

The Largest Public Telescope in the World

Los Angeles, California

$225 per person

Gaze beyond our galactic borders with a groundbreaking telescope used by astronomy legends like Edwin Hubble.

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