Yes, there really is such a place! It's really a tiny place, part of the Mojave National Park. It used to be a health resort and spa community, since there was a natural spring there. They actually made up the word for the place name, to be "the last word in health spas." Zach and I visited back in February. There's not much there on Zzyzx Road now - it's mostly used for research. CSU campuses combined to turn the old springs resort into a desert research facility. Now, unless you're doing research (they do offer weekend classes, as well as students doing research regularly) Zzyzx is really a side note to the Mojave NP itself. Still, if they wanted to, it would make a very interesting exhibit, focusing on the years and years it was used as a resort.
So, yes, not much for this Z, but c'mon - it's one cool Z, though!
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