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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Eureka

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Eureka, California

Updated November 15, 2019

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An exterior shot of the Carson Mansion.

Eureka, California

The Carson Mansion

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Eureka, California

Romano Gabriel Wooden Sculpture Garden

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.
Duluwat/Tolowot Marker

Eureka, California

Duluwat Island Plaque

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.
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Eureka, California

Abigail's Elegant Victorian Mansion

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."
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Duane Flatmo’s Extreme Makeover crosses the Bay during 2005’s Grand Championship

Arcata, California

Kinetic Grand Championship

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
6 miles from Eureka
Here lie three bovine champion.

Ferndale, California

Champion Cow Graves

Pay your respects to three butterfat queens.
15 miles from Eureka
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Duluwat Island, now officially back in the hands of the Wiyot Tribe.

How the Wiyot Tribe Won Back a Sacred California Island

The tribe finally completed a ceremony interrupted by a massacre in 1860.
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November 15, 2019

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