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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Oxnard

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Oxnard, California

Updated August 26, 2020

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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.

Oxnard, California

Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.
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Oxnard, California

Casa Sirena Seaside Resort

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
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Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.
7 miles from Oxnard

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Scary Dairy

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
8 miles from Oxnard
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Ventura, California

Ventura Oil Refinery

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
11 miles from Oxnard

Newbury Park, California

Stagecoach Inn Museum

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.
15 miles from Oxnard
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