Travel Reference
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Weird Stuff
SoCal's deserts and the North Coast especially rope in kooks and offbeat souls, but loopy
LA and bohemian SF are just as jam-packed with memorable oddities.
Venice Boardwalk
Gawk at the human zoo of body builders, chainsaw-jugglers and
Speedo-clad snake-charmers.
Kinetic Grand Championship
Outrageously whimsical, artistic and human-powered sculp-
tures race along the North Coast.
Integratron
Allegedly built with aliens' help, this giant rejuvenation and time machine awaits
near Joshua Tree.
Madonna Inn
Fantastically campy Central Coast hotel with 110 bizarrely themed rooms,
from 'Caveman' to 'Hot Pink'.
Mystery Spot
Santa Cruz's shamelessly kitschy 1940s tourist trap will turn your world up-
side down.
Solvang
Danish-flavored village in Santa Barbara's wine country spirited out of a Hans
Christian Anderson fairytale.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Exploding faux volcanoes, a mock Eiffel Tower and an Egyptian-esque
pyramid.
Museums
Who says California only has pop culture? You could spend most of your trip viewing
multimillion-dollar art galleries, high-tech science exhibits, out-of-this-world planetariums
and more.
Balboa Park
Spend all day in San Diego hopping between top-notch art, history and scien-
ce museums, including for kids.
Getty Center
&
Getty Villa
Art museums that are as beautiful as their elevated settings and
ocean views in West LA and Malibu.
California Academy of Sciences
Eco-certified natural history museum in SF's Golden Gate
Park breathes 'green' with a four-story rainforest and a living roof.
