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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Mill Valley, California

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Nature Friends Tourist Club

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

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Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

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Headlands Center for the Arts

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

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Dad O'Rourke's Bench

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

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B612 Foundation

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

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Gates Co-op Houseboat Community

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

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The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

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Death Valley After Dark: Astronomy and Photography in the Backcountry

Dec 5—Dec 9, 2018

In the otherworldly landscapes of Death Valley, practice your night photography skills under some of the world's clearest, starriest skies.

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