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Unusual Attractions in Riverside

Riverside, California

Tio's Tacos

Mexican food and folk art.

Riverside, California

The Ark of Citrus

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

Riverside, California

The Parent Washington Navel Tree

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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San Bernardino, California

Wigwam Village #7

Find out what it's like to sleep in a wigwam in this historic Route 66 location.

10 miles from Riverside

San Bernardino, California

Mitla Cafe

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

11 miles from Riverside

San Bernardino, California

Unofficial McDonald's Museum

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

13 miles from Riverside

Redlands, California

Lincoln Memorial Shrine

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

14 miles from Riverside

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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Riverside

Riverside, California

Tio's Tacos

Mexican food and folk art.

Riverside, California

The Ark of Citrus

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

Riverside, California

The Parent Washington Navel Tree

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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Rogue Routes: The Road to Sky’s the Limit

For all of the images of Hollywood glamour, beach living, and beautiful people, Southern California has a lot of peculiarities that don’t get nearly as much attention. This route from Los Angeles to Twentynine Palms seeks out the strange and novel, providing a refreshing foil to SoCal clichés.

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