Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near California

While in California, you might enjoy a visit to:

Statues of cancer patients run towards and leap through "gates" of treatment and recovery. This strange tableaux has been duplicated in dozens of other cities.
~1 miles from Bakersfield.

History of Taft and a region once dotted with 7,000 wooden derricks. Outdoor derrick, equipment...site of the largest rodent infestation in US.
~29 miles from Bakersfield.

Visionary community founded by African Americans -- now a ghost town.
~40 miles from Bakersfield.

Familiar craggy location for the original Star Trek "Gorn" episode, and Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey in tribute years later. It was also used as Vulcan on the Star Trek movie reboot.
~72 miles from Bakersfield.

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