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Guerneville, California - Pee Wee Golf Not mere putt-putt, this course has apparently been around since the 50s; the new owner took over four year ago and has poured quite a bit of effort into the place. Miniature golf among cement dinosaurs, ghosts and other ... creatures. It's fantastically trippy. Across the street, the defunct Mr. J's Amusements with its Wild Mouse coaster, bumper cars and several carnival rides. Alas, that closed late last year because of escalating insurance costs.
Upper River Road a bit, towards Santa Rosa, is an alleged mutant Muffler Man, peddling canoes and oars alongside the river. [Chris Head, 08/03/2004]
Pee Wee Golf:
Address: 16155 Drake Road, Guerneville, CA [Show Map]
Directions: Drake Road and Hwy. 116, River Lumber Yard, just south of bridge.
Hours: Opens after Easter. (Call to verify)
Phone: 707-869-9321- Half Moon Bay, California - Dinosaurs of Spanish Town On narrow and winding Highway 92, heading west from San Mateo into Half Moon Bay, just before reaching the downtown area, is a place called Spanish Town. In front, along the highway, are a family of huge metal dinosaurs, rusting, but still in good condition. It is well worth the stop. Spanish Town is home to several artists. [Jan Norwood, 10/25/2005]Dinosaurs of Spanish Town:
Address: Hwy 92, Half Moon Bay, CA [Show Map]
Directions: From Highway 101 in San Mateo, head west on Highway 92 until you reach the outskirts of Half Moon Bay. The dinosaurs are on your left. - Littlerock, California - Charlie Brown Farms - Dinosaurs, Meat on a Stick Charlie Brown Farms is my favorite place to stop on the way to Vegas or Laughlin from California. When you hit the tiny town of Pearblossom, on your left you will see a little red building with a big sign that says "Home of the date shake and exotic meats on a stick," with a picture of a bull. There are statues of velociraptors and other dinos.
The main room is full of rare sodas, candies, and goodies -- they have over 125 flavors of milkshakes. There's are gift shops and a statue warehouse. [karlee dash, 05/27/2006]
[RA: It has a House of Dolls and a Village of Gnomes, and claims to be "Antelope Valley's Largest Gift Shop."]Charlie Brown Farms - Dinosaurs, Meat on a Stick:
Address: 8317 Pearblossom Highway, Littlerock, CA [Show Map]
Directions: Southwest of Littlerock, Hwy 138.
Phone: 661-944-2606 
Niland, California - Anti-Salvation Mountain Murals Directly behind Salvation Mountain (can be seen from the top of Salvation Mountain) are two cylindrical murals which stand as the antithesis or as an artistic response to Salvation Mountain. The first is a mural dedicated to sexual acts, the second is a mural dedicated to dinosaurs and war. It's as baffling and intriguing as the religious masterpiece below. The mural is fairly graphic and it's probably inappropriate for most children. [Aaron Leconte, 04/17/2009]Salvation Mountain:
Address: East Beal Road, Niland, CA [Show Map]
Directions: North of I-8, south of I-10, 5 miles east of Hwy. 111 at Niland.
Admission: Free, donation suggested.
Hours: Daylight hours.- Ocean Beach, California - Pterodactyl on the Cliffs A pterodactyl now nests off Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach, San Diego. Recently a sculpture of a green pterodactyl mysteriously appeared on top of Ross Rock, just offshore of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.
The winged dinosaur is about 10 feet high with a wingspan of about 15 feet. It appears to be made of nylon, plastic pipes and papier mache. The cliffs have hosted other strange creatues, including a Tiki head, a flamingo, and a toilet. A neighbor spotted six to eight high school-age men erecting the pterodactyl at about 4 am one morning. [John Corkran, 10/25/2005]Pterodactyl on the Cliffs - Gone:
Address: Ocean Beach, CA
Directions: Take I-8 west until it ends and turns into Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.
Hours: Reported Gone 2008.
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