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- Laguna Beach, California - The Greeter: 1980s Statue
One of two statues remembering town denizen, who welcomed beach visitors for over 30 years. 1985 redwood carving by Guy Angelo Wilson stands in arched entryway of restaurant named to honor The Greeter. Larsen was proclaimed official greeter in 1963.
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Greeter's Corner Restaurant.
- Address:
- 329 S. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA
- Directions:
- S Coast Hwy and Forest Ave.
- Admission:
- Free
- Long Beach, California - Oldest Tattoo Parlor In The U.S.
My ex-boyfriend's grandma used to date the guy, Rick, who used to run/own this place back in the '80s. In the shop there were all of these fabulous old black and white photographs of U.S. Navy sailors who had gotten work done in the shop (most were dated from the 1930s and 1940s). The tattoos these guys had were amazing! Mermaids, sea serpents, tridents, King Neptune....the old "Sailor Jerry" type of tattoos that would cover a guys whole chest and extend from arm to arm, across their back, etc. The detail and caliber of work was amazing, especially considering that the work was done 40-50 years earlier.....
The shop was originally located near "The Pike" (an old Coney Island-type amusement park) in Long Beach, torn down long ago. The shop catered to and received much of its business from the sailors stationed nearby at the Long Beach Naval Shipyard, which was finally shut down in the early '90s. This shop and especially those photographs (perhaps still displayed) captured a piece of American history.
[Ivy Rerko, 07/10/2010]Oldest Tattoo Parlor In The U.S.:- Address:
- 22 S. Chestnut Place, Long Beach, CA
- Directions:
- Just south of Ocean Blvd on S. Chestnut Place, a half-mile east of I-710.
Pismo Beach, California - Big Clam Statue
I visited Pismo Beach twice this year. First time I didn't find the giant clam. Then the second time I asked for directions (terrible, a guy asking for directions!). I found it at the visitor's center near the pier on highway 1 through town. Big concrete clam about 8 ft tall. But as I was leaving Pismo Beach on Highway 1 south, I saw another one, excactly the same in front of a trailer/RV park. How many of these clams are there in this town?
[Carl and Anne Ambrose, 06/27/2001]Big Clam Statues:- Address:
- Price St., Pismo Beach, CA
- Directions:
- Hwy 1 going south through town, two clams on your right. Biggest clam is on the east side of Price St. at Ocean View Ave. If you're on US Hwy 101 N., take Price St. off-ramp in Pismo Beach. The clam is just off the off ramp on your right.
- San Francisco, California - Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Odditorium
Oddity collecting tourist attraction features interactive fun, and displays a space shuttle made of matchsticks, a Fiji Mermaid, and an earthquake crushed car among hundreds of other marvels.
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- Address:
- 175 Jefferson St., San Francisco, CA
- Directions:
- Fisherman's Wharf at Taylor St. and Jefferson St.
- Hours:
- M-Th, Su 10 am - 10 pm, Sa 10 am -midnight. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 415-771-6188
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Santa Cruz, California - Santa Cruz Mystery Spot
Gravity and other normally trustworthy forces go haywire at this pseudo-scientific anomaly, discovered in 1940. Tour guides lead groups up a forested hillside to the cockeyed mystery shack.
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- Address:
- 465 Mystery Spot Rd, Santa Cruz, CA
- Directions:
- East of Hwy 17, off Branciforte Drive.
- Hours:
- Summer M-F 10-6, Sa-Su 9-8; off-season 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 831-423-8897
- Admission:
- Adults $6, parking $5. Book online to avoid waits.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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