Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I have been to Gilroy! Boy, you can't miss it even if you're just driving through. The aroma is overpowering. I believe we stopped at an outlet mall there. Lisann, The reason I'm asking for odd is because as kids Ursula and I have seen just about every place in California there is to see (and other states as well) - but my dad would NEVER stop to see an underwear museum, or a triangular rock collection, or the world's largest paper bag, or anything that was considered "a waste of money". I think seeing quirky things like that is part of what this country is made of. Why settle for ordinary when you could be enthralled by the odd?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The real life "bridges of Madison County" in Iowa are fairly odd and interesting, but I certainly wouldn't drive from California to see them!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo What about the Underground Gardens in Fresno <a href="http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/forest.htm" target="_blank">http://www.roadtripamerica.com /places/forest.htm</a> This site is good in the main.
Originally Posted By ajnhollysmommy <a href="http://www.spectrumnet.com/pez/" target="_blank">http://www.spectrumnet.com/pez /</a> Burlingame, Calif. <a href="http://www.bfro.net/NEWS/wcmuseum.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bfro.net/NEWS/wcmus eum.htm</a> <a href="http://www.bananamuseum.com/" target="_blank">http://www.bananamuseum.com/</a>
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Ok now you're talking!!! A PEZ museum and Bigfoot artifacts..that's more like it. Keep em coming, folks...this is going to be a great evening for me on Mapquest to decide which of these fit into my driving distance and budget!!
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS My mom really wants to see the Mystery House. I guess I'll have to go there again. We can see the Fresno underground gardens on that trip. Cool link. Thanks!
Originally Posted By onlyme You're just a jump and a skip from Venice. When I lived there, I particularly enjoyed watching the naked guitar player...he was very old, as well. So, you could imagine... Boy, those were fun times.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo What about sleeping in a "WigWam" <a href="http://www.wigwammotel.com/" target="_blank">http://www.wigwammotel.com/</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Here's another great site: <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/" target="_blank">http://www.roadsideamerica.com /</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo On your way up north, you could swing by Bakersfield and visit the big shoe: <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/CABAKshoe.html" target="_blank">http://www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/CABAKshoe.html</a>
Originally Posted By AuroraRose not that its a weird place, but the atlanta aquarium is the largest in the world and home to two whale sharks. check it out! <a href="http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/exploreTheAquarium/oceanVoyager.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.georgiaaquarium.org /exploreTheAquarium/oceanVoyager.aspx</a>
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy ^^^Ooo, "LPers of the South" meet...that'd be a fun place for that.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess The Trona Pinnacles look like the moon or something! <a href="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kahl.net/camping/graphics/tronapinnacles4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kahl.net/camping/tronapinnacles.htm&h=361&w=575&sz=32&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=LG220vx14E-FhM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=134&prev=/images" target="_blank">http://images.google.com/imgre s?imgurl=http://www.kahl.net/camping/graphics/tronapinnacles4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kahl.net/camping/tronapinnacles.htm&h=361&w=575&sz=32&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=LG220vx14E-FhM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=134&prev=/images</a>%3Fq%3Dtrona%2Bpinnacles%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DISO-8859-1 They're where Planet of the Apes was filmed--among many other movies. And they're right up the road from me!
Originally Posted By friendofdd If you do go to the San Jose area, consider visiting Pinnacles Nat'l Monument. Rocks, caves, flora, condors, all kinds of good stuff. <a href="http://www.nps.gov/pinn" target="_blank">http://www.nps.gov/pinn</a>
Originally Posted By jnemo Have you been to the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo? We found this very weird and it is a very nice little town to explore also.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Used to love the Madonna in, and then we lived in SLO for 6mths and Morro Bay for about 3 months, it became our brunch spot.
