Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near California

While in California, you might enjoy a visit to:

Overphotographed dinosaurs in the desert. Built by Claude Bell, who ran the Wheel Inn on I-10; currently owned by folks who don't buy the Theory of Evolution.

Jacques-Andre Istel, mayor of Felicity, discovered the Center of the World near the California-Arizona border.

Grocery store with a crashed flying saucer lodged in its roof.
~121 miles from June Lake.

The factory that makes the beans that a President once made famous. He's remembered with a jelly bean portrait in the lobby.
~167 miles from June Lake.

A healthy-sized tribute to a local crop and speciality at the Giant Artichoke Restaurant.
~162 miles from June Lake.

Swedish themed town, decorates a couple blocks of downtown in an alpine setting and features a water tower made to look like a giant coffee pot.
~91 miles from June Lake.

A living 700-year-old redwood you can drive right thru for a few bucks.

Chain restaurant with a windmill.

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