# @gettyimages on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwg3OqDdp1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16452789-gettyimages-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-04-11T20:12:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty Images (@GettyImages) — https://gondola.cc/GettyImages

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The #SaltonSea, formerly California’s largest lake, was a popular tourist destination in the 1950s. But the shrinking lake bed, the increasing salinity of the water and pollutants have turned the former resort location into a sort of post-apocalyptic attraction for those who love zombies, geology or both.| 📷: Tom Grubbe | #TravelTuesday
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The #Coachella music festival is right around the corner. Click the link in our bio and check out 8 unusual side trips you can take as you head out into the #California desert. [3 of 3]

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california, saltonsea, coachella, traveltuesday

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