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Desert Discovery Center

Museum

Photo: Model Citizen, Public domain.

The Desert Discovery Center is a public-run community education center located in Barstow, California. The center is staffed by the Bureau of Land Management and focuses on promoting awareness of desert life to local residents. Desert Discovery Center is situated 1¼ miles north of Barstow Community College.

Barstow Harvey House

Railway station

Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Barstow Harvey House, also known as Harvey House Railroad Depot and Barstow station, is a historic building in Barstow, California. Originally built in 1911 as Casa del Desierto, a Harvey House hotel and Santa Fe Railroad depot, it currently serves as an Amtrak station and government building housing city offices, the Barstow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, and two museums. Barstow Harvey House is situated 2½ miles north of Barstow Community College.

Western America Railroad Museum

Museum

Photo: Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Western America Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Barstow, California. The museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest. Western America Railroad Museum is situated 2½ miles north of Barstow Community College.

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Barstow

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Barstow is a city of 24,000 people in the southern desert of the state of California. The city's location at the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 40, as well as its position on the old Route 66, make it a frequent pit stop for travelers passing through on their way to more exotic destinations.

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