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Joshua Tree Provides Beacon For Artists And Seekers In The California Desert

Joshua Tree National Park lies about two hours south of Los Angeles.
Samir S. Patel
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Atlas Obscura
Joshua Tree National Park lies about two hours south of Los Angeles.

Atlas Obscura, a website that details the world's hidden gems, and All Things Considered team up for a 2,200-mile road trip up the Pacific Coast of the U.S.

We start two hours and change outside of Los Angeles, at Joshua Tree, which has a reputation for a kind of pop culture mysticism, somewhere between the barren wilds and an Instagram post. We meet a series of artists who re-imagine the roadside attraction as a vehicle for their personal creativity.

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Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years.
Dylan Thuras

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