Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Carson - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Carson

Carson, California

International Printing Museum

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Carson, California

Gnome Village

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

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Torrance, California

Chen Art Gallery

This Chinese art gallery is hidden inside the Sunrider Corporation headquarters.

1 mile from Carson

Torrance, California

Torrance High School

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

2 miles from Carson

Compton, California

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

4 miles from Carson

Long Beach, California

Looff's Lite-A-Line

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

5 miles from Carson

Hawthorne, California

SpaceX Space Cheese

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

6 miles from Carson

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