Nominated by locals

Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch

A hidden gem in California

A glittering forest of metal trees hung with thousands of colored glass bottles along old Route 66 in Oro Grande — pull over in the high desert and wander one of the route's most photogenic folk-art stops.

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