Photo: Jessie Eastland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The place
A dome in the Mojave Desert built on instructions from space.
The Integratron is a domed building 38 feet tall and 55 feet across, in Landers, California, near Joshua Tree. It was designed by George Van Tassel, a former aircraft mechanic and flight inspector who had moved to the Mojave Desert to run an airport and an inn.
Van Tassel said that in August 1953 he was contacted, first by telepathy and later in person, by people from space who gave him a technique to rejuvenate human cell tissue. He began building in 1954 and the main structure was complete around 1959, though he kept working on it until his sudden death in 1978.
Part of the cost came from the Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions, an annual UFO gathering that ran for nearly 25 years. Donations also helped, including some from Howard Hughes.
What happened here
From a rejuvenation machine to a place for sound baths.
According to Van Tassel, the building would generate strong magnetic fields that recharge the body’s cells. He also claimed it was built over a powerful geomagnetic anomaly, using no magnetic metals. These are his claims, not established science.
After his death, a plan to turn the Integratron into a disco came to nothing. The building passed through several owners and fell into disrepair until a trio of sisters bought it in the early 2000s. Their family still looks after it.
Today it is a visitor attraction that offers sound baths, in which groups listen to tones from quartz crystal bowls. Its caretakers call it an acoustically perfect space. The Integratron was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 2018, and a British indie band recorded part of a song there in 2008.
Photos
The dome inside and out.
Close view of the Integratron, a white dome with a ring of small red lights, in the Mojave Desert. Jessie Eastland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The Integratron and its grounds seen from above, around 1975. Ray S (CA), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.Looking up at the wooden ribs and panels of the Integratron's domed ceiling. Shamrox, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Go and see it
Practical notes.
The Integratron is in Landers, California, in the Mojave Desert near Joshua Tree. Check driving directions in advance, since it is out in the desert. Tours and activities near Integratron.
The owners operate it as a visitor attraction and offer sound baths. Check the official website for current sessions and booking rules before you go.
It is a historic building run as a visitor attraction, so follow staff instructions and keep quiet inside during sessions.
Pair it with a trip around the Joshua Tree area, which is close by.
Sold by Viator. Prices and review counts checked on 09/09/2026. These tours cover the Joshua Tree area, not the Integratron itself.
Questions people ask
Before you go.
What is the Integratron?
A domed building 38 feet tall and 55 feet wide in Landers, California, built by George Van Tassel. He said it could rejuvenate people. Today it is a visitor attraction known for its sound baths.
Does the Integratron work as Van Tassel claimed?
Those claims, about rejuvenation, anti-gravity and time travel, were his own and are not established science. Today the building is valued as a historic site and for its sound baths.
What is a sound bath at the Integratron?
A session in which a group in the dome is exposed to harmonic tones from quartz crystal bowls, described as calming. Check the official website for current sessions.
Is the Integratron near Joshua Tree?
Yes. It is in Landers, California, near Joshua Tree, so it fits easily into a day trip to the area.
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