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OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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The wind harp today.

Solvang, California

Solvang Wind Harp

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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Hans Christian Anderson Museum

Solvang, California

Hans Christian Andersen Museum

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

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Abandoned Neverland Ranch

Santa Ynez, California

Neverland Ranch

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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Knapp’s Castle

Santa Barbara, California

Knapp’s Castle

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

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14 MILEs FROM Solvang

Monument to the Bombardment of Ellwood in Goleta, California.

Goleta, California

Monument to the Bombardment of Ellwood

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

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Added by Richard Peevers

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It sits behind chain link and barbed wire

Goleta, California

Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

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Added by Josh8407

17 MILEs FROM Solvang

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