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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cambria

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

Updated March 13, 2011

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Nitt Witt Ridge

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
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Mosaic water feature using recycled objects and glass marbles. (Victoria’s Last Resort)

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Victoria's Last Resort

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.
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William Randolph Hearst’s private castle.

San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
8 miles from Cambria

San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
12 miles from Cambria
Morro Rock

Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
18 miles from Cambria
Tug boat Alma at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum

Morro Bay, California

Morro Bay Maritime Museum

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.
18 miles from Cambria
Elfin Forest Boardwalk.

Baywood-Los Osos, California

El Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.
21 miles from Cambria
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