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Unusual Attractions in Alameda

Alameda, California

Pacific Pinball Museum

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.

Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Alameda, California

Naval Air Station Alameda

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Alameda, California

USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

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Oakland, California

Phap Duyen Tu: The Buddha Shrine of Oakland

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

2 miles from Alameda

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