While traveling through California's Mojave Desert why not take a break from your travels and visit the Twenty Mule Team Museum. The Visitor's Information Center offers a wide variety of posters, postcards, rock samples, jewelry and other unique gift items.
Red Rock Canyon State Park is located about 41 miles from Tehachapi, off Highway 14 north of its junction with Highway 58.
Willow Springs International Motor sports Park is a 600-acre complex of six racetracks embracing nearly every conceivable motor sports discipline. The park is located about an hour southeast of Tehachapi.
Just mosey on down the road a piece to Caliente to see the Cowboy Memorial and Library.
Driving between Tehachapi and Bakersfield along Highway 58, you will find yourself visually marking your journey's treck with a Cherry Water Tower which sets north amongst tall palm tree clusters and yellow rose bushes numbering in the thousands.