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Barstow is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 21,119 at the 2000 census.

Route 66 ran through Barstow and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66". Barstow is also mentioned in Hunter S. Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. A major regional transportation center, several major highways including Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 converge in the city, and is the site of a large rail classification yard, belonging to the BNSF Railway. The Union Pacific Railroad also runs through town on Trackage rights on BNSF's Main line to Daggett, California, where it heads to Salt Lake City, and the BNSF heads to Chicago.

The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (the main instrument being a radio telescope), a part of the NASA Deep Space Network, is near Barstow on the Fort Irwin military base.

Rainbow Basin is designated as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern due to landscape features and paleontological resources in the area. It is known for its multi-colored rock formations and scenic canyons.

Coyote Dry Lake, a 30 square mile playa is nearby.

Nearby Fort Irwin Military Reservation is the national training center for the US Army. The NTC is a world class training center for America's soldiers.

Calico Ghost Town is one of the few remaining original mining towns of the western United States, now preserved as a museum. It was preserved by Walter Knott (founder of Knott's Berry Farm).

The fast-food restaurant Del Taco was founded in Barstow, and the first location is still open at 401 N. First Street.

Another attraction in the city of Barstow are the lava tubes, huge caves in lava from nearby volcanoes.

Barstow is also home to the Mojave River Valley Museum, the Desert Discovery Center, Route 66 Museum and the Western American Railroad Museum.

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