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On a hilltop on the grounds of the mining complex, this museum reeks 'corporate promo'
but also has some fine exhibits and a film explaining the history and process of borax min-
ing, processing, distribution and uses. Views of the mine from up here are stupendous.
Saxon Aerospace Museum
MUSEUM
( 760-762-6600;
www.saxonaerospacemuseum.com
;
26922 Twenty Mule Team Rd; admission by
donation; 10am-4pm)
This modest, volunteer-run museum recounts milestones in experimental flight testing in
the surrounding desert, including the first breaking of the sound barrier, the first hyperson-
ic flight and the first space-shuttle landing. It has one of America's largest collections of
rocket engines, from the X-1 and X-15 to the latest composites
Twenty Mule Team Museum
MUSEUM
( 760-762-5810;
www.20muleteammuseum.com
;
26962 Twenty Mule Team Rd; admission by dona-
tion; 10am-4pm)
Next door to Saxon Aerospace Museum, this low-budget museum is a haphazardly organ-
ized treasure trove of historic knickknacks: a 1930s beauty shop, products made with loc-
ally mined borax, watch fobs, belt buckles and memorabilia of the 2000 movie
Erin
Brockovich,
which was filmed nearby and employed many locals as extras; Julia Roberts
won an Oscar for the title role.
Eating
Domingo's
MEXICAN
(
760-762-6266; 27075 Twenty Mule Team Rd; mains $6-13;
11am-10pm Mon-Sat, 10am-10pm
Sun; )
Autographed photos of astronauts and air-force test pilots hang on the walls of this festive
roadside cantina. Lunchtime crowds from the nearby military base feast on killer
homemade salsa with roasted chiles and famous fajitas.
