Death Valley Junction started out as a water stop along the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad which operated from 1907 until 1940. In 1914 a 20-mile side spur was constructed from Death Valley Junction to the mines at Ryan near Death Valley This line operated until 1928 and carried Borax to the mill at … [Read more...]
Southern California Desert Day Trips
Explore California's Desert Regions
Palm Springs Day Trip Things To Do and See
When you’re checking off the list of reasons why you should plan a visit to Palm Springs, make sure to include, the sunshine, great resorts, shopping, outdoor adventures, museums, and spectacular scenery. This beautiful oasis in the Mojave Desert has it all. While Palm Springs is often associated … [Read more...]
Desert Hot Springs Day Trip Things To Do
Situated in the foothills above the floor of the Coachella Valley, the inhabitants of Desert Hot Springs get a bird’s eye view of the bustling life of the rich and famous in nearby Palm Springs.Plenty of sunshine with average temperatures in the mid to upper 80s allows visitors to enjoy one of the … [Read more...]
Sunnylands Rancho Mirage Day Trip
What do Ronald Reagan, Queen Elizabeth II, Frank Sinatra, Clark Gable and Richard Nixon all have in common? They have all stayed behind the pink security walls of Sunnylands, the former winter residence of billionaires Walter and Leonore Annenberg in Rancho Mirage, California. Once only … [Read more...]
Pioneertown Western Movie Town Yucca Valley
Pioneertown was originally built in the 1940s as an old west movie set. Today locals keep the western tradition alive holding mock gunfights from April through October on Pioneer town's Main Street. Pappy and Harriet's Palace offers live music, touring bands and dancing on Thursday, Friday, … [Read more...]
Harvey House Railroad Depot Casa Del Desert
Harvey House Railroad Depot also is known as the Casa Del Desierto sits by the railroad tracks in Barstow, California. The Barstow Railroad Depot opened in 1911 as a Santa Fee train station and Harvey House. Before there were dining cars trains would stop at Harvey Houses so passengers could dine … [Read more...]
Salvation Mountain Day Trip Niland California
There's Mt. Sinai, and then there's Salvation Mountain. On the barren badlands east of San Diego, there is 30-foot high, 100-foot wide concrete and adobe mountain covered in religious slogans and over an estimated 150,000 gallons of lavish multi-colored acrylic paint. Located near the salty … [Read more...]
Old Mojave Road 4-Wheel Drive Adventure Trip
The Old Mojave Road takes off-road adventurers from the Colorado River through the Mojave National Preserve to Afton Canyon near Barstow California. This historic route has been used by native Indians, Spanish explorers, and settlers. Today the Mojave Road is a popular adventure trip for groups … [Read more...]
Palm Springs Tramway Discount Tickets
The Palm Springs Tramway takes visitors from the hot desert floor to the cool San Jacinto mountains. Take an exciting trip on the world's largest rotating tram cars that hold up to eighty passengers. The adventure starts as you drive up the steep road to the Palm Springs Tram Base Station. While … [Read more...]
Titus Canyon Off Road Trip to Death Valley
There are two ways you can enter Titus Canyon in Death Valley National Park. The easy way is to park at the west entrance and walk in. The fun way is to drive in from Nevada Highway 374. The 27-mile trip starts near the Nevada town of Beatty and climbs to 5,000 feet before winding down to lower … [Read more...]
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery 29 Palms California
Answer Natures Call with a View The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery 29 Palms is where. visitors will find themselves viewing a unique art gallery with a very unusual outhouse. The Glass Outhouse Art Gallery, located on Thunder Road just off Highway 62, is unique in several different ways, beginning … [Read more...]
Trona Pinnacles Out Of This World Day Trip
Trona Pinnacles are located about twenty miles east of east of the town of Ridgecrest in northeastern Kern County. The landscape here looks like it is right out of a science fiction movie. Scenes from Star Trek V The Final Frontier along with the original Planet of the Apes filmed in and around tufa … [Read more...]
Shields Date Garden Day Trip World Famous Date Shakes
Shields Date Garden is a historic landmark that has been at the same location since 1924. Opening its doors on Christmas Day of that year, they have continuously offered quality date, citrus, and organic food products to customers all over the world. Inside Shields Date Garden’s store, visitors … [Read more...]
Day Trip to Burro Schmidt Tunnel Mojave Desert
Burro Schmidt was a determined fellow and spent 32 years of his life burrowing through rock to create a shortcut to bring gold ore to the smelters near Mojave. Burro never found any gold ore, but he did finish his tunnel. Schmidt was entered into "Ripley's Believe It or Not" as the "human mole" … [Read more...]
Old Plank Road Imperial Sand Dunes Monument
Before there was a highway connecting Phoenix to San Diego there was the Old Plank Road. A seven-mile roadway built on over the Algodones Dunes near Yuma Arizona. Built in 1914 the original plank road resembled a railroad track but instead of rails, there were 2 parallel tracks made out of boards … [Read more...]
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