Palmdale, CA
· 2.8 mi · Local history
Palmdale sits high in the Mojave, a place defined by its elevation. At over 2,600 feet, the air is thin and the sunsets blaze across the wide-open sky, painting the Joshua trees in fiery hues. This is Antelope Valley, a…
Lancaster, CA
· 7.2 mi · Local history
Lancaster, California, a place where the high desert meets the edge of the possible. The Southern Pacific Railroad's arrival in 1876 established it as a vital hub, but the feeling here is less about its past as a…
America's First Musical Road
· 8.6 mi · News Verified
You're near the first musical road ever built in the United States. In 2008, Honda cut grooves into a stretch of Avenue K in Lancaster as part of a TV commercial — and when drivers hit 55 miles per hour, the road played…
Vasquez Rocks
· 14.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
These jagged rocks aren't just a pretty backdrop; they once sheltered a notorious outlaw. In 1874, Tiburcio Vasquez, a Californio bandit, used these rocks as a hideout. He and his gang evaded authorities here after a…
Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park
· 15.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder about the people who called this valley home long before us? This museum is dedicated to them. In the 1920s, a man named H. Arden Edwards built this unique, pueblo-style structure to house his collection of…
Rosamond, CA
· 19.5 mi
Rosamond, California, might seem like just another blip on the map between the Mojave Desert and the Tehachapi Mountains. But in 1991, if you were driving along Rosamond Boulevard, you might have seen a futuristic…
