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Unusual Attractions in Hillsborough

Hillsborough, California

The Flintstone House

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

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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Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

1 mile from Hillsborough

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

Pacifica, California

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

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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Octopus Taxidermy Workshop

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$265 per person

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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.

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