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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Culver City

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Culver City, California

Updated November 6, 2019

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The Museum of Jurassic Technology

A modern day curiosity cabinet.
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The Bhagavad-gita Museum

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.
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The Wende Museum

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

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Center for Land Use Interpretation

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

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Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.
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Holy Cross Cemetery

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
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