Sightseeing
Off of the Interstate 8 Its a great stop to stretch your legs if your traveling from San Diego on your way to Arizona or coming into San Diego after a long drive. The views are amazing and the animal caves are fun!
6 locals recommend
Desert View Tower
01 In-Ko-Pah Park RdOff of the Interstate 8 Its a great stop to stretch your legs if your traveling from San Diego on your way to Arizona or coming into San Diego after a long drive. The views are amazing and the animal caves are fun!
Queen Califia's Magical Circle is the only American sculpture garden and the last major international project created by Niki de Saint Phalle (born France, 1930-2002). Inspired by California's mythic, historic and cultural roots, the garden consists of nine large-scale sculptures, a circular "snake wall" and maze entryway, sculpturally integrated bench seating, and native shrubs and trees planted within the interior plaza and along the outer perimeter. The garden bears the brilliant, unique mosaic ornamentation that is an unmistakable part of Saint Phalle's later work.
Normal operating hours:
Tuesdays - 9 a.m. - noon
Thursdays - 9 a.m. - noon
2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
32 locals recommend
Queen Califia's Magical Circle
3333 Bear Valley ParkwayQueen Califia's Magical Circle is the only American sculpture garden and the last major international project created by Niki de Saint Phalle (born France, 1930-2002). Inspired by California's mythic, historic and cultural roots, the garden consists of nine large-scale sculptures, a circular "snake wall" and maze entryway, sculpturally integrated bench seating, and native shrubs and trees planted within the interior plaza and along the outer perimeter. The garden bears the brilliant, unique mosaic ornamentation that is an unmistakable part of Saint Phalle's later work.
Normal operating hours:
Tuesdays - 9 a.m. - noon
Thursdays - 9 a.m. - noon
2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Outsider Art at its finest. Just a few hour drive from San Diego
Salvation Mountain is a literal man-made mountain 28 years in the making, covered in half a million gallons of latex paint. What started as a small monument made of dirt and painted cement became, over time, a sprawling adobe and hay-bale mountain complex, with peripheral structures made of telephone poles, tires, and car windows, as well as art cars and sculptures, all painted in a patchwork of stripes and color blocks of whatever paint was donated that week.
603 Beal Rd
Niland, CA 92257
(760) 624-8754
125 locals recommend
Salvation Mountain
603 Beal RdOutsider Art at its finest. Just a few hour drive from San Diego
Salvation Mountain is a literal man-made mountain 28 years in the making, covered in half a million gallons of latex paint. What started as a small monument made of dirt and painted cement became, over time, a sprawling adobe and hay-bale mountain complex, with peripheral structures made of telephone poles, tires, and car windows, as well as art cars and sculptures, all painted in a patchwork of stripes and color blocks of whatever paint was donated that week.
603 Beal Rd
Niland, CA 92257
(760) 624-8754
Next to Salvation Mountain on Slab City property. One of the most amazing installations of outsider art.
E Jesus Rd, Niland, CA 92257
12 locals recommend
East Jesus
E Jesus RdNext to Salvation Mountain on Slab City property. One of the most amazing installations of outsider art.
E Jesus Rd, Niland, CA 92257