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Glass mosaic of the Virgin de Guadalupe surfing, installed clandestinely in 2011 by artist Mark Patterson, has a permanent home right across from the spot of its original manifestation.
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Leucadia Pizzeria
- Address:
- 315 S. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas, CA
- Directions:
- Leucadia Pizzeria. On the southeast corner of S. Coast Hwy 101 and Encinitas Blvd.
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
The 36-hole course opened in 1948 may be the birthplace of Odd Golf Sculpture. Restored in 2010. Purple dino out by the road.
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- Address:
- 16155 Drake Rd, Guerneville, CA
- Directions:
- Drake Road and Hwy. 116, River Lumber Yard, just south of bridge.
- Hours:
- Opens after Easter. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 707-869-9321
- Admission:
- $8 for 18 holes, $12 for 36
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
The Happy Camp Bigfoot was a welcome sight as we rolled into town. His "hair" appears to be made of fencing material and... he's got cute toes on those big feet.
[Fuzzygalore, 12/21/2011]Surreal Scrap Metal Bigfoot:- Address:
- CA-96, Happy Camp, CA
- Directions:
- North end of town, at the intersection of CA-96 and Davis Rd.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
- Hollywood, California - Charlie Chaplin's 1918 Footprints in Cement
Footprints and year 1918 inscribed in a slab of cement outside the entrance to Chaplin's former movie studio. Remarkably well preserved, but Hollywood wouldn't have something that's phony, would it?
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The Jim Henson Company
- Address:
- 1416 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood, CA
- Directions:
- The Jim Henson Company. On N. La Brea Ave., north of DeLongpre Ave., on the east side of street. Just to the right of the main gate of the Jim Henson Studios, beneath a large Kermit the Frog on the roof.
- Admission:
- Free
An oft analyzed and revered monumental junk art construction of tall spires by outsider artist Sabato Simon "Sam" Rodia, built from 1922 to 1954.
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Simon Rodia State Historic Park
- Address:
- 1765 East 107th St., Los Angeles, CA
- Directions:
- South of downtown Los Angeles, in Watts, between Graham Ave. and S. Wilmington Ave. along Santa Ana Blvd. Visible from the street.
- Hours:
- W-Sa 10-4, Su 12-4. Center closed M-Tu. Call for tour info. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 213-847-4646
- Admission:
- Adults $7, 13-17 and seniors $3
- RA Rates:
- The Best
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