Bombay Beach Drive-In at the Salton Sea

Part art installation, part scrapyard, I can appreciate the fact that the abandoned aspect of the Salton Sea's Bombay Beach has continued to evolve over the years. The Bombay Beach Drive-In is quite obviously not a working theatre, but its collection of classic wrecks is both playful and haunting in its junkyard depiction of the drive-in aesthetic in the middle of the blistering California desert. There's actually quite a bit to see. In my opinion, worth the stop.

 

Exploring the Salton Sea in California

Compelling history, abandoned landmarks, and monumental artwork. The Salton Sea in California is a location wrapped up in mystery, failed attempts, reinvention, and numerous possibilities. 

Once a tourist's playground in the sixties, today the Salton Sea is a playground for abandoned explorers in places like Bombay Beach, for art lovers in places like Salvation Mountain, for architecture enthusiasts in places like the restored North Shore Yacht Club, and for escapists in places like Slab City. Here are just a few visual highlights I've captured over the years as part of my Roadside California travel series. Explore more here. 

Standing at the top of Salvation Mountain.