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Roadside Attractions
This quiet and unassuming building is located off the Bodega Highway and within quick driving distance of the Town of Bodega… a cute little area jam packed with surf shops, ice cream and coffee shops, roadside fruit stands, pubs and… Continue Reading →
The beauty of McWay Falls is unquestioned and thousands and thousands of people make their way to Julia Pfeiffer Park every year to gaze upon the beach and little stream of water that falls onto the sand. And, if you’re… Continue Reading →
Ahh yes… Bixby Bridge: Built in 1932 during the depression, it’s location along the coastline was chosen because it was cheaper to build a large concrete bridge over natural geography than to go inland and blast/construct one through the mountain… Continue Reading →
On Old Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, tucked in amongst scrubby California brush, next to the Matadero Creek, and on the border of Stanford University, is the Frenchman’s Tower. Built in 1875, this tower seems out of place and… Continue Reading →
Alex Madonna is the man responsible for most of the roads, bridges, and freeways in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. During his long construction career, he often lamented that there were no good hotels where workers could stay,… Continue Reading →
Since we’ve visited TripAdvisor’s Top 2 germiest tourist destinations (the Blarney Stone and Seattle’s Bubblegum Wall), we thought it apropos to add a third to our repertoire: the Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo. This particular bubblegum wall pre-dates the… Continue Reading →
I saw this windmill on two separate occasions: once on a drive to Cliff House and once during an extremely windy day from atop the Sutro Parapet; and, I wondered why it wasn’t moving. It had what it needed: plenty… Continue Reading →
Though the water mains were broken and dry on April 18, 1906; yet from this GREENSBERG hydrant on the following night there came a stream of water allowing the firemen to save the Mission District. The earthquake of 1906 was… Continue Reading →
Sutro Baths, built in 1896, was the brainchild of Adolph Sutro and was once considered the “world’s largest indoor swimming pool.” I’d not heard of Sutro Baths, or knew of its existence behind Cliff House; however, the foundational remains of… Continue Reading →
The Painted Ladies of Postcard Row are thought to be the most photographed houses in the US (after the White House). The view from Almo Square is most certainly iconic and people lay in the park to soak in a… Continue Reading →
They’re loud, entertaining, and really really stinky… and people will line the docks to watch them bellow, fight, play and swim around the docks. They even have their own realtime webcam. There’s no doubt about it, the Sea Lions of… Continue Reading →
There’s no imagry that says “British Columbia” more than a Totem Pole. I’ve not seen totems outside of British Columbia (or even Vancouver for that matter), though this doesn’t mean they don’t exist… Historically, there are no early examples because… Continue Reading →