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Nipton, California: Robot Gold Miners

Halfway across the Mojave Desert, you can buy gas, watch animatronic miners, and marvel at a fancy urinal.

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Animatronic miners.

Mining Themed Gas Station

This is it!

[Lori, 05/09/2016]

At the touch of a button, three craggy prospectors pan for gold in a small tableau outside a desert gas station decorated with mining equipment.

Robot miners.

Robot Gold Miners, Majestic Urinal

This gas station has animatronic gold miners out front, but the real gems are inside. They have a wall filled with a wide selection of unusual sodas and beers for purchase. (Examples: dandelion soda and butterscotch beer). Also, the men's bathroom has a very unusual urinal that looks more like a garden fountain.

[Michelle Senderhauf, 08/16/2014]

Robot Gold Miners

Address:
65845 Cima Rd, Nipton, CA
Directions:
Cima Shell station, Cima Rd and I-15, SE off exit.
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