Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near California

While in California, you might enjoy a visit to:

The Madonna of the Trail is a pinkish, stony-faced pioneer Mom, in long skirt and bonnet, strutting westward with an infant in her arms.
~45 miles from Capistrano Beach.

The Medieval Times dinner theater chain recreates a typical evening repast at an "11th-century Spanish castle." Some locations also operate a Museum of Torture.
~33 miles from Capistrano Beach.

10 ft. tall bronze of Eliza Tibbets, who grew the original navel orange trees in 1873, starting California's citrus industry. Sculpture by Guy Wilson.
~40 miles from Capistrano Beach.

The lifestyle and the sport are celebrated with a statue that many perceive as dorky. Frequently dressed in unflattering outfits or victim of elaborate humiliating props set up by unknown pranksters.
~38 miles from Capistrano Beach.

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