Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near California

While in California, you might enjoy a visit to:

A desert front yard chock full of hundreds of cactus/folk art sculptures, made from welded pipe and bottles.
~23 miles from Barstow.

From 1944-1974 Zzyzx (zye-zix) was the private fiefdom of "medicine man" Curtis Howe Springer, who made millions selling bogus health cures through his radio station in town. Now there are ruins, palm trees and buildings housing university students working on desert research projects.
~55 miles from Barstow.

Check how hot it is today on the World's Tallest Thermometer. Built in 1991, its 134-ft height matches the highest recorded temperature of 134 degrees.
~60 miles from Barstow.

Giant fiberglass woman with the blond flip hairdo stands near all the hubbub about hub caps.
~78 miles from Barstow.

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