Tag: “Black Rock Desert”

40 places found.

  1. Hanging Rock State Park

    Hanging Rock State Park in North Carolina

  2. The Desert Hot Springs Motel

    The Desert Hot Springs is pretty small, only 4 rooms, but it is the only hotel designed by John Lautner, the architect that designed the Elrod house. The hotel is a fantastic blend of indoor and outdoor space like all Lautner buildings and has become something of an interpretive Lautner experience.

  3. Havasu Falls

    Havasu Falls is a 100-foot tall waterfall in the Grand Canyon that is a desert oasis in every sense of the word. It is one of the most photographed waterfall in the world, and for good reason.

  4. Gasthaus Heiligenbrunnen

    The Gasthaus Heiligenbrunnen is a hidden gem in the southern Black Forest not too far from the towns of Hinterzarten and Titisee.

    It is located perfectly as a goal or starting point for a hike through the landscape.

    The food is excellent with good sized portions for a very fair price.

  5. black sand beach in Santorini

  6. Burkhan

    Known as Burkhan in the native Buryat and as Shamanka in Russian, this stunning rock formation is the holiest site on the island of Olkhon, located on Lake Baikal in Siberian Russia. Locals leave offerings of coins, alcohol and cigarettes to appease the spirits.

  7. Nipton

    Wonderful desert retreat on the California-Nevada Border. There is a small, historic motel and rustic camping available.

  8. Arches National Park

    One of the most amazing national parks in Utah. It's the world's largest concentration of natural stone arches.

  9. White Sands National Monument

    white sands is a national monument in southern new mexico...it's filled with incredible pure white sand dunes and has been described as "like snow, but not" by locals...

  10. Mini Hollywood

    Remember the great "Dollar Trilogy" of the often underappreciated spaghetti western genre? Sergio Leone shot "A Fistful of Dollars", "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" (all of them starring a young and almost unknown American actor named Clint Eastwood) in the mid 60's in the desert of Tabernas in Almeria, Spain.

    Mini Hollywood is a theme park that features some of the original sets used in all these movies, as well as occasional staged shootings and chasings performed by professional stunts.