Tuscon Arizona to Portland Oregon

any interesting/odd places to visit in California? We're taking 1/101 all the way up the coast, so prefferably in that area.

-thanks

[PNW Judy]

The oddest stop I can think of is the Oregon Vortex just a bit from the coast in southern Oregon. Winchester House is interesting and odd in San Jose. There's also a Prehistoric Gardens somewhere in Oregon. Don't remember where but it is on or near the coast. It's odd but tacky with fiberglass dinosaurs.

[kristy]

thanks for the trip down memory lane!! i was barely 3 the first time we stopped at those dinosaurs. i vividly remember being terrified of them lol!!

I saw them as a kid and thought they were soooo scary. Took my kids there and we all laughed at 'em. Kids are far more sophisticated these days then when I was a kid.

[Mark Sedenquist]

One of the best places to watch surfers strut their stuff is <a href = "http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pr/parksrec/facility/surfmu.html">Steamer Lane</a> in Santa Cruz California --

The <a href = "http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/waveorg.htm">Wave Organ</a> is one of our favorites for out-of-the-way places.