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All the United States California Fremont

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Fremont

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

Updated January 13, 2021

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Berkeley Mystery Walls

Fremont, California

Berkeley Mystery Walls

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Fremont, California

Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
California School for the Blind

Fremont, California

California School for the Blind

Sporting Brutalist architecture, this school is hidden amid a quiet suburban neighborhood.
Permanently Closed
Fixtures from the “sidewalk’s” former use as a working aqueduct can still be found along the path

Fremont, California

The Secret Sidewalk

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
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The salt ponds

Newark, California

Salt Ponds of San Francisco Bay

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.
3 miles from Fremont
Fr. Agapius and Albina Honcharenko are buried beneath this tree overlooking San Francisco Bay.

Hayward, California

'Ukraina' at Garin Regional Park

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.
5 miles from Fremont
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San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
5 miles from Fremont
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