23 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in San Diego - Atlas Obscura

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Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

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Whaley House

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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San Diego Museum of Man

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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Lucha Libre Taco Shop

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) Themed Taco Shop.

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Harper's Topiary Garden

A couple creates a magical topiary 'museum' on their average, suburban corner.

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Lemon Grove Mummies

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

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Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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Dark Skies, Desert Beasts: A Night Photography Workshop in Borrego Springs, California

May 7—May 10, 2019

Journey deep into the desert of Southern California to explore and photograph the Dark Sky Sculptural Oasis of Borrego Springs.

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