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Joshua Tree, California
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Joshua Tree

Centrally located in the Morongo Basin of the Mohave Desert, the town of Joshua Tree is the West Entrance to the Joshua Tree National Park. The location offers a moderate to mild climate nearly 3,000 feet above sea level. This elevation leads to temperatures that average 10 degrees cooler in summer than Palm Springs and 20 degrees warmer in winter than the nearby mountain communities. Visitors to this enjoy picture-perfect dawns and sunsets thanks to the pristine, smog-free air. The desert days are typically clear and nights are a delight for star-gazers.

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29 Palms

The community of 29 Palms is the location of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, the largest Marine base in the world (932 square miles)! The primary mission of the base is to operate live fire, combined arms training that promotes readiness of operating forces.

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Landers

The community of Landers was famous in the 1950s for UFO sightings at the world's larget freestanding boulder, Giant Rock. It was during this time that aeronautical engineers George Van Tassel built a structure he termed the Integratron at a highly magnetic area near the boulder site. Tassel claimed the structure was "a high-voltage electrostatic generator that would supply a broad range of frequencies to recharge the cell structure." The parabolic shape of the structure creates an amazing sound chamber. The Integratron's acoustically optimized, wrap-around sound amplification delivers sound deep into cellular levels.

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Pioneertown

This California Historical Landmark was founded in 1946 by Hollywood cowboy actors including Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers. Pioneertown is devoted to maintaining an 1880s era frontier town for filming Western movies. Stroll "Mane Street" and see "How the West Was Once!"

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Yucca Valley

A highlight of the desert community of Yucca Valley is the family-oriented Hi-Desert Nature Museum, featuring collections and exhibitions related to the desert's unique natural and historical elements. The museum offers a broad range of educational opportunities for visitors of all ages, including:

•  Natural History Diarama containing a representation of wildlife in the desert
•  Kid's Korner with hands-on activities
•  Mini Zoo with desert dwellers creatures
•  Gem and Mineral Collection
•  Feature Exhibits
•  Native American and Fossil Collection
•  Gift Shop

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