One of our absolute favorite things to do when we are out riding around is to find roadside oddities and attractions. We have been known to make many a U-turn while driving down the road. This page will be dedicated to any roadside attractions we have found in the state of California.
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Center Of The World
Location: 1 Center of the World Plaza
City: Felicity
Region of State Located: Southeast Tip
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The center of the world is located within the pyramid that houses “the spot” designated by a bronze disk on the pyramid floor. This roadside attraction features the “Center of the World”, a portion of the Eiffel Tower Staircase, a sundial replica of the “Hand of the God” which points to a church up on a large hill (which you can walk up to), and large rows of granite memorial walls. There is a cost of $3 to enter and another $2 for a certificate stating you were at the “Center of the World”
Check Out My Short Video Of The Center Of The World
Video of the Center Of The World
Cloud Museum
Location: 1398 York Road
City: Bard
Region of State Located: Southeast Tip
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This collection of cars, trucks, machinery, vintage tools, old car parts, and much much more is all the collection of Mr. Cloud himself. This museum will take you back to Bard in the early 1900s. Besides the vehicle and machinery part of his displays, he has also set up some buildings as they were way back when. Things like a post office and general store. We liked the post office which had a safe and some old PO boxes.
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Galletta Meadows Estate
Location: 1700-1844 Borrego Springs Rd
City: Borrego Springs
Region of State Located: Southern Tip
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While riding through Borrego Springs we started noticing metal art sculpture signs and artwork. We decided to investigate. It turns out that there are miles of metal art sculpture along Borrego Prints Road. Although we didn’t count them, Wikipedia states there are over 130 separate sculptures.
Imperial Date Gardens
Location: 1304 York Road
City: Winterhaven
Region of State Located: Southeast Tip
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If you are a fan of dates, this is your place. All kinds of dates here. You can even get a date shake!!!… Umm, no…lol. But if you wanted to you can…lol. If you want to check this place out you will need to come during the week. The are closed on weekends.
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Plank Road
Location: Gray Wells Rd/Off Interstate 8
City: Winterhaven
Region of State Located: Southeast Tip
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Plank Road was first built in 1915. Maintenance and traffic quickly wore it down and a second plank was built in 1916. It linked Southern California and Arizona. It remained in use until 1926. That’s when its replacement, a 20 Foot wide concrete road was constructed by The State Highway Commission. In 1970 with the road degrading badly, a group of volunteers created a monument to recognize the Old Plank Road.
Twin Totem Pole #1
Location: 301 N. Sorenson Ave (CA-111)
City: Calipatria
Region of State Located: Southern Tip
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Coming back from the Salton Sea Ride, we were heading down CA-111 when we spotted these two Totem Poles outside of Archies Place. Archies Place is a Mexican Restaurant.
Twin Totem Pole #2
This one was located next to the one listed above