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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hillsborough

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

Updated March 18, 2019

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The Flintstone House

Hillsborough, California

The Flintstone House

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.
Junípero Serra Statue

Hillsborough, California

Junípero Serra Statue

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.
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Wall of historic Pez dispensers

Burlingame, California

Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
1 mile from Hillsborough
San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Pacifica, California

Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.
4 miles from Hillsborough
Nike Missile Site SF-51

Pacifica, California

Nike Missile Site SF-51

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
5 miles from Hillsborough

South San Francisco, California

Wind Harp

A large instrument played by the wind.
5 miles from Hillsborough

Pacifica, California

Linda Mar Taco Bell

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
6 miles from Hillsborough
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Stories About Hillsborough

The Flintstone House in 2007, from its perch off I-280.

Neighbors Have Escalated Their War on the Eccentric ‘Flintstone House’

Astroturf, dinosaurs, and the Great Gazoo pushed them over the edge.
by Sabrina Imbler
March 18, 2019

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