Cliffy45's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
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St. Petersburg, Florida

World's Largest Shuffleboard Club

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.
Berkeley, California

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
San Diego, California

Space Invaders

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.
Davis, California

Davis Toad Tunnel

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.
Santa Maria, California

Betteravia Sugar Plant

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.
San Francisco, California

The Stern of the Brigantine Galilee

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.
Oakland, California

The Crucible

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
Tecopa, California

Pholisma sonorae aka "Sand Food"

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.
Los Angeles, California

Declaration Sculpture

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.
Fort Bragg, California

Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.
Los Angeles, California

The African American Fire Fighter Museum

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.
Folsom, California

Mormon Island

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.
Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Pasadena, California

Fenyes Mansion

A repository of Pasadena history.
Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Pasadena, California

Colorado Street Bridge

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
San Francisco, California

Mile Rocks Light

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
Pasadena, California

Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.
Sunol, California

Bosco the Dog Mayor

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.
La Cañada Flintridge, California

Descanso Gardens

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
El Cajon, California

Unarius Academy of Science

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.
Long Beach, California

The Skinniest House in America

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.
Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria Tar Pits

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.