Weekend Getaway `24

8 Places

Baywood-Los Osos, California

El Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Sydney Rose

Added by Sydney Rose

Pismo Beach, California

Monarch Butterfly Grove

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Meg

Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

tralfamadore

Added by tralfamadore

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Added by cargocultnoise

San Luis Obispo, California

'The Iron Road Pioneers'

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

jbartlett2000

Added by jbartlett2000

San Luis Obispo, California

Poly Canyon - Experimental Structures Lab

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

leiris

Added by leiris

Santa Barbara, California

Lil' Toot

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Added by svonhershman