The Desert to Stars Tour is truly a unique and fascinating experience. It starts with a visit to the California silver rush town of Calico - a working ghost town. Go inside an actual mine and take a ride around town on a narrow gauge mining train. Calico's original structures still stand; the remaining buildings have been carefully reconstructed to capture the Old West spirit. Walk Main Street and experience the life of the townspeople; see the blacksmith shop, the old school house, and do a little gold panning of your own. After a delicious lunch, you'll visit one of only three deep space complexes in the world! This NASA facility goes deeper into space than any other complex on the planet! Learn everything about deep space exploration and current scientific discoveries.