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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Calipatria, California

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Salvation Mountain

Self-built mound covered in messages of God's love.

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Slab City

During winter months, this abandoned navy base becomes an off-grid home and alternative living community for thousands of retirees.

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Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

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Salton Sea Duck Blinds

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

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Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

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Calipatria Flagpole

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

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Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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