Joshua Tree Inn

It was at this “eccentrically eclectic” roadside motel that Gram Parsons spent his last days. Said to have been a favorite getaway for the country star (as well as a frequent stomping ground for John Barrymore, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi and John Wayne), the property sits just a few miles from Joshua Tree National Park. Parson’s final stay took place in Room 8, where the singer overdosed in the early morning hours of September 19, 1973, before being rushed to nearby Hi-Desert Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 26. His memory remains alive and well on site, though, with a guitar statue on display in the courtyard and a sign on the office door reading, “Home of Gram Parsons’ Spirit.”