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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Carson

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Carson, California

Updated June 7, 2018

Unusual Attractions in Carson

Carson, California

Gnome Village

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

Carson, California

International Printing Museum

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

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Torrance, California

Chen Art Gallery

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

1 mile from Carson

Torrance, California

Torrance High School

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

2 miles from Carson

Compton, California

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

4 miles from Carson

Long Beach, California

Looff's Lite-A-Line

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

5 miles from Carson

Hawthorne, California

SpaceX Space Cheese

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

6 miles from Carson

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