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2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aptos, California

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Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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Soquel, California

Land of Medicine Buddha

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

3 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

6 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

7 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

8 miles from Aptos

Felton, California

Bigfoot Discovery Museum

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

10 miles from Aptos

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Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aptos

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aptos, California

Updated May 25, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Aptos

Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

Soquel, California

Land of Medicine Buddha

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

Felton, California

Bigfoot Discovery Museum

Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Aptos

Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

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