6 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in San Luis Obispo - Atlas Obscura

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San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

San Luis Obispo, California

Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

San Luis Obispo, California

The Bells of El Camino Real

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

San Luis Obispo, California

'The Iron Road Pioneers'

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

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Rinconada Mercury Mine

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

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Blenheim Apricot

Snap judgments may spell trouble for what was once the king of California apricots.

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