Eureka, California Attractions
Unusual landmarks, museums, roadside attractions, and hidden wonders in Eureka and the surrounding area. The historical coastal city was founded during the Gold Rush of the 1850s, becoming an important port for lumber shipping and exports. Eureka, with its collection of preserved Victorian-style houses, is midway along northern California's Redwood Highway of natural and unnatural tourist sights.
Sights for Oddball Excursions
Chapman's Gem and Mineral Museum
Fortuna, California
Exotic rocks and minerals collected by one family is exhibited as a free museum.
The Eternal Tree House
Redcrest, California
Another fascinating tree attraction along the Redwood Highway, a redwood stump hollowed out to make a room.
Charles Kellogg's Travel Log
Weott, California
A fully restored "Travel Log" on wheels, made from a single redwood tree and driven around the U.S. 1917-21, is displayed inside the Humboldt Redwoods State Park Visitor Center.
Folk Art: Gabriel's Garden
Eureka, California
Romano Gabriel's wood sculpture garden is preserved inside an outdoor glass case in touristy Old Town.
Fort Humboldt - Lonely Ulysses S. Grant Army Post
Eureka, California
Young Grant is said to have cultivated his signature taste for whiskey at this foggy hilltop 19th century military installation.
In and Around Eureka
Choice field reports and tips. Or check out: Complete list of California attractions.
- Weott: Charles Kellogg's Travel Log
- Eureka: Carson Mansion - Quintessential Haunted House
- Eureka: Folk Art: Gabriel's Garden
- Eureka: USS Milwaukee C-21 Memorial and Wreck [tips]
- Eureka: Fort Humboldt - Lonely Ulysses S. Grant Army Post
- Eureka: Shipwreck [tips]
- McKinleyville: World's Largest Totem Pole [tips]
- Fortuna: Chapman's Gem and Mineral Museum
- Pepperwood: Big Corn Monument [tips]
- Redcrest: Immortal Tree
- Orick: Big Diamond Historical Marker [tips]
- Petrolia: World's Largest Blue Gum Eucalyptus [tips]
- Redcrest: The Eternal Tree House
- Weott: Redwood Log of History
