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All the United States California Ventura

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Ventura

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

Updated March 5, 2024

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Ventura, California

S.S. Relief

Kayak out to a floating restroom.
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Ventura Oil Refinery. (tunnelbug/Flickr)

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Ventura Oil Refinery

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Oxnard, California

Casa Sirena Seaside Resort

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
7 miles from Ventura
These tiny models can include dozens of cannons on a single side.

Oxnard, California

Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
7 miles from Ventura
Waves hitting scrap.

Oxnard, California

La Jenelle Park

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.
8 miles from Ventura

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Pleasant Valley Historic Cemetery and Japanese historic Cemetery

Two historic and closed cemeteries, separated by a low income apartment building.
9 miles from Ventura

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Farmworkers Monument

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.
10 miles from Ventura
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