Journey to USA – day 18 (Calico Ghost town and LA)

 

Our last day in USA started with a 4 hours journey from Las Vegas to Los Angeles (LA) via I-15 S. On the way, we passed by the Baker’s the World Tallest Thermometer and paid a short visit to Calico Ghost Town.

Word’s tallest thermometer

 A road named Zzyzx (i pronounced it as “Zee-xyz”)

Direction to Calico Ghost Town

 

Right after we passed the CA-NV border, we dropped by this place called Calico Ghost Town. It was called as ghost town because it once was a populated and famous area for silver and gold mining years ago, but people started moved out to other places after the silver rush in 1904. Nowadays, it became a tourist spot since the original Calico’s structure still stand and it will be a tour for people to revisit the historic mining town.

One of the attraction: Mystery Shack – a house that tilted about 25 degree where the people can stand at different angles, and the illusions of balls rolled uphill, water flow briskly up the spout.

Mystery 1: We have to stand like this all the time when walking in this tilted house

Mystery 2: Broom stand by itself!

Funny notices at Main Street, Calico

 Old picture 1: Liked that guy with goat-like moustache

Old Picture 2: Man with his donkey 

  There were many old instruments or machines on displayed. One example: typing machine

  Post office

 Calico Main Street

Cart selling popcorn 

Old clothes of Calico’s ex-residents hanging up the ceiling.

The water tank for the Calico’s Firemen to get water for fire rescue

After short visit of Calico, we continued our journey back to LA. It took us another 2 hours to arrive LA.

LA downtown

We decided to have our lunch at LA’s Chinatown, at one of the Vietnamease noodle house.

LA’s chinatown 

 

There’s an old man playing “er hu” asking for donation

Inside one of the shopping market

 

After the lunch, we went back to the same hotel that we stayed on first night at LA. It was near Kotak theatre of Hollywood. We also went to Walmart to do our last food shopping, then spent some time tour around the Beverly hills and Rodeo drive, where the Hollywood celebrities’ houses usually be.

West Hollywood

Apartment next to our hotel

It was indeed a very short day since it was our last day in States (for me and Stephanie). And also very tired after 2 weeks non stop road trip. After dinner, we packed and went to bed, going to wake up early to catch flight on next morning.