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.
~18 miles from Riverside.

Over-photographed 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.
~35 miles from Riverside.

Denny's chain restaurant opened in late 1990s features a Dutch-style windmill above its ruffle collar roof. The windmill is an artifact from an earlier tenant where it made a little more sense -- a Van de Kamp bakery/restaurant.
~39 miles from Riverside.

A children's playground populated by sculptures of sea creatures.
~42 miles from Riverside.

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