California Route 62 Road Trip

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Looking to escape Los Angeles for the day? This Fotospot Route 62 family-friendly road trip is approximately 1.5 hours of driving time and it won’t disappoint. From the world’s biggest dinosaurs, to an old-timey cowboy town, to Big Josh, the 25-foot-tall muffler man, this road trip has it all.

Cabazon Dinosaurs

50800 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA

Saves: 414

Check-ins: 226

Dinny and Mr. Rex are billed as the World's Biggest Dinosaurs and possibly the most famous. They made their silver-screen debut in "Pee Wee's Big Adventure" in 1985. Now they are joined by a few dozen other ...

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The Nude Bowl

59651 Pierson Blvd, Whitewater, CA

Saves: 315

Check-ins: 8

The Nude Bowl is your classic kidney bean-shaped pool and was a popular BMX and skateboarding haunt especially in the '80s and '90s. It was formerly a nudist resort called the "Desert Gardens Ranch" located ...

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Pioneertown

53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown...

53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA

Saves: 207

Check-ins: 57

The spirit of the old west lives on in Pioneertown, CA. Once a permanent movie set built in the '40s used for shooting scenes as well as for housing actors, it's now become a bonafide small town with thrivin...

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Pappy & Harriet's

53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown...

53688 Pioneertown Rd, Pioneertown, CA

Saves: 54

Check-ins: 39

To the tourist, Pappy & Harriets may appear just like any other obscure, local hangout on the outskirts of town. Well, it might be that, but it’s so much more. This legendary venue boasts some pretty heavywe...

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Desert Christ Park

56200 Sunnyslope Dr, Yucca Valley...

56200 Sunnyslope Dr, Yucca Valley, CA

Saves: 192

Check-ins: 46

This Christian-themed park was opened in 1950 by Reverend Eddie Garver. The first statue was a 10-foot tall, 5-ton statue of Christ created by Frank Martin. Over the next 10 years he built over 30 statues fo...

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The Integratron

2477 Belfield Blvd, Landers, CA

Saves: 123

Check-ins: 16

As seen on "No Reservations," the Integratron is an acoustically perfect wooden dome situated on a "geomagnetic vortex" positioned just so in relation to the energies of the Great Pyramid in Egypt. It was al...

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Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

63015 Blair Lane, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 322

Check-ins: 54

This outdoor gallery of work by renowned sculptor Noah Purifoy is pure magic. The sprawling desert landscape serves as the perfect backdrop for the weathered, industrial aesthetic of Purifoy’s structural, fo...

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Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum

61855 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Joshu...

61855 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 54

Check-ins: 80

Who would have ever guessed that a lonely desert highway would be the location of a museum and salon dedicated to beauty and its history? Vintage coiffing equipment and accoutrements are on display next to t...

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World Famous Crochet Museum

61855 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Joshu...

61855 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 131

Check-ins: 88

Yarn art is showcased in this giant green Polaroid camera. Once a photo-developing stand, it was converted by owner Shari Elf. One would not think so many different objects could be made from a ball of yarn ...

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Big Josh

61943 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 57

Check-ins: 81

Big Josh is Joshua Tree's very own Muffler Man. He made the move from Mecca, CA and has been standing here since 2018. The Station owners like to change Big Josh's accessories occasionally. During the first ...

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Krblin Jihn Kabin

5880 Border Ave, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 38

Check-ins: 12

This ramshackle wooden "kabin" was the prison of a religious leader with a fantastical name. Interestingly enough, this religious leader was also the fantasy of artist and freethinker Eames Demetrios. The hu...

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Coyote Corner

6535 Park Blvd, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 49

Check-ins: 57

An Old West-style trading post offers everything you need while on holiday in the desert. Get your soft t-shirts and hoodies, guide books and maps, camping supplies and sugary snacks, crystals and hand-made ...

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Joshua Tree Futuro House

Sunny Sands Dr, Joshua Tree, CA

Saves: 101

Check-ins: 25

Made to be eco-friendly and portable, a few dozen of these prefab houses were designed and completed by Finnish architect Matt Suuronen in the 1960s and 1970s. Very few have survived to the present day and t...

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California Route 62 Road Trip

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The Nude Bowl

Pioneertown

Pappy & Harriet's

Desert Christ Park

The Integratron

Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum

Beauty Bubble Salon & Museum

World Famous Crochet Museum

Big Josh

Krblin Jihn Kabin

Coyote Corner

Joshua Tree Futuro House

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