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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir - Chino Hills, California
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Dennis Goza

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Published on 04-03-2018 12:20 AM
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It will feel like you've been transported to India when you stop by to visit this Hindu Mandir (temple) and visitors center. Although the buildings were constructed just a few years ago, the architecture looks like it belongs to an era ...

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Barstow Station - Barstow, California

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Mark Sedenquist

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Published on 05-17-2012 12:05 AM

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For many years this was reputed to be the top grossing $$ store for McDonald's. But it is so much more! It houses the Highway Stations broadcast studio along I-15. There are about 9 different rail road cars that have been converted into ...

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Bay Model Visitor Center - Sausalito, California

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Published on 12-14-2023 09:29 AM

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One of the coolest attractions found in the San Francisco Bay area is the Bay Model in Sausalito, California. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers built a scale model of the San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system in 1957. The three-dimensional model is more than 1.5 acres in size and is capable of simulating the tides and currents found in the bay. It is emptied every night and gradually refills with fresh salt water. ...

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Bear Creek Tour Road - San Luis National Wildlife Refuge - Stevinson, California

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Published on 05-08-2012 12:17 AM

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There are four wildlife refuge areas comprising 45,000 acres of wetlands, grasslands and ...

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Beetle Rock, Sequoia National Park

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Peter Thody

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Published on 04-30-2013 12:29 AM

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Located just a short walk south from the Giant Forest Museum parking lot, Beetle Rock is an expansive area of granite offering wide open views of the Sierra foothills. It's a favorite destination for photographers looking for ...

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Bob's Original Big Boy - Burbank, California

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Published on 04-24-2018 12:11 AM

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The oldest of only 5 remaining Big Boy restaurants, this one built in 1949 has been designated a California Point Of Historical Interest. It features the classic period design including the burger boy out front, and offers the well-known menu of Big Boy double burgers, fried chicken, chili spaghetti, onion rings etc. Along with some more contemporary and ...

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Bodega Bay, California

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Jaimie Bruzenak

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Published on 07-29-2011 12:04 AM

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This scenic small town, with beautiful bay and beaches, is located along Coastal Highway 1 about 70 miles north of San Francisco. On Bodega Head, watch for ...

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Bodie State Historic Park - Bodie, California

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Published on 10-03-2011 12:11 AM

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In its heyday, this gold mining town boasted 65 saloons and was described by one clergyman as 'a sea of sin, lashed by the tempests of lust and passion.' ...

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Bombay Beach, Salton Sea - California

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Published on 11-11-2014 03:10 PM

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Apocalyptic scenes of mass fish die offs, skeletal, graffiti-covered remains of collapsed buildings; and luminescent algae blooms may seem an unlikely visitor attraction but this dramatically photogenic ...

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Borax Visitor Center - Boron, California

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Published on 03-04-2012 01:12 AM

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The Rio Tinto Borax company operates one of the largest open pit mines in the world. This mine is the richest deposit of borate, which is used in hundreds of consumer products. This visitor center is really, really cool. ...

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