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Sonora, California

Legends Books, Antiques & Soda Fountain

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Sonora, California

Mark Twain's Cabin

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

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Jamestown, California

Eagle-Shawmut Mine

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

7 miles from Sonora

Murphys, California

Mercer Caverns

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

12 miles from Sonora

Knights Ferry, California

Knights Ferry Covered Bridge

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

19 miles from Sonora

Big Trees, California

The Discovery Tree

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

20 miles from Sonora

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Sonora, California

Legends Books, Antiques & Soda Fountain

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

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