SLAB CITY, Calif. — The dusty compound is cluttered with rusted school buses and wooden shacks. Cacti stud the grounds and Christmas lights drape dried tree stumps. When the wind blows over the nearby ...

In this patch of desert known to many as the country’s “last free place,” people live uninhibited by the rules and constraints of mainstream society. Driven out of cities by poverty or looking to live ...

A former Marine Corps base is now home to the self-described “last free place in America.” Built for artillery training exercises before the Second World War, the 630-acre military installation is ...

Known for its unconventional way of life, Slab City, California has grown into an off the grid community of artists, oddballs and squatters. But even the “last free place in America,” as locals call ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Artist Peter Passalacqua spins around on a pole on the dance floor at his sprawling slab consisting of RVs, trailers and junk he ...