Close to the Stanford family mausoleum is a cactus garden originally designed…
Tag: Roadside Attractions (page 2)
Watson School
This quiet and unassuming building is located off the Bodega Highway and…
McWay Falls
The beauty of McWay Falls is unquestioned and thousands and thousands of…
Bixby Bridge
Ahh yes… Bixby Bridge: Built in 1932 during the depression, its location…
The Frenchman’s Tower of Palo Alto — a Place Lost in Time
On Old Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, tucked in amongst scrubby…
Madonna Inn — the Place with a Waterfall Urinal
Alex Madonna is the man responsible for most of the roads, bridges,…
Bubblegum Alley, San Luis Obispo
Since we’ve visited TripAdvisor’s Top 2 germiest tourist destinations (the Blarney Stone…
Sunnyvale and the Giant Can
These days I’m staying in Sunnyvale CA and I’m not entirely sure…
The Old Dutch Windmill, San Francisco
I saw this windmill on two separate occasions: once on a drive…
San Francisco Fire and the Golden Hydrant
Though the water mains were broken and dry on April 18, 1906;…
Sutro Baths, Land’s End
Sutro Baths, built in 1896, was the brainchild of Adolph Sutro and…
The Painted Ladies — San Francisco’s Iconic View
The Painted Ladies of Postcard Row are thought to be the most…