5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Richmond - Atlas Obscura

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Richmond, California

East Brother Light Station Bed & Breakfast

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Richmond, California

Stone Cats at Nike Missile Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site is now home to several mysterious cat statues.

Richmond, California

Richmond Shipyards

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Richmond, California

Winehaven

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

Richmond, California

Point Molate

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

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El Cerrito, California

Playland Not At the Beach

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

2 miles from Richmond

Albany, California

Albany Bulb

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

3 miles from Richmond

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