The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aptos

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aptos, California

Updated May 25, 2021

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Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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Soquel, California

Land of Medicine Buddha

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

3 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Mystery Spot

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

6 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

7 miles from Aptos

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

8 miles from Aptos

Felton, California

Fremont Tree

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

10 miles from Aptos

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Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aptos

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Aptos, California

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