Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near California

While in California, you might enjoy a visit to:

Restaurant built in 1949 is the oldest of this chain still operating in the US. Sign is 35 ft. high, with iconic chubby burger boy at the base.
~28 miles from Castaic.

"Death Trap of the Ages." Prehistoric animals, trapped in tar that bubbles out of the ground in the heart of the city, just east of Beverly Hills. Pit 91 has a viewing platform with doomed fiberglass beasts.
~33 miles from Castaic.

War dead statue is replicated and gold-coated at a mall.
~32 miles from Castaic.

Health display at the California Science Center starring a 50-ft. tall animated woman with glowing organs.
~38 miles from Castaic.

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