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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bridgeport, California

Updated May 10, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Bridgeport

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Bridgeport, California

Sinnamon Cut

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.

Bridgeport, California

Chemung Mine

An abandoned early 20th-century gold mine in a spectacular setting overlooking Bridgeport Valley and the Sierra Nevada.

Bridgeport, California

Masonic

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

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Mono City, California

Basalt Plug

This large chunk of dark rock is a relic from an ancient volcanic eruption.

12 miles from Bridgeport

Lundy, California

May Lundy Mine

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

17 miles from Bridgeport

Lee Vining, California

Black Point Fissures by Mono Lake

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

17 miles from Bridgeport

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bridgeport

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bridgeport, California

Updated May 10, 2024

Unusual Attractions in Bridgeport

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Bridgeport, California

Sinnamon Cut

Bridgeport, California

Chemung Mine

Bridgeport, California

Masonic

Mono City, California

Basalt Plug

Lundy, California

May Lundy Mine

Lee Vining, California

Black Point Fissures by Mono Lake

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