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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Calistoga

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Calistoga, California

Updated July 24, 2019
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Castello di Amorosa

Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
California’s Old Faithful.

Calistoga, California

California's Old Faithful

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
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Pioneer Cemetery

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Pioneer Cemetery

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
A map of Calistoga from 1871.

Calistoga, California

Sharpsteen Museum

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.
Water Truck Sculpture

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Water Truck Sculpture

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.
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Robert Louis Stevenson Museum

This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.
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Water Truck Sculpture

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Water Truck Sculpture

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.
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9 Surprisingly Ancient Marvels in Modern California

Long before California was home to tech campuses, freeways, and palm trees, Native inhabitants etched huge designs into the landscape. Even before that, at roughly the same time that the Pyramids of Giza were under construction, a tree that still survives today began taking root. And even farther into the past, glaciers and mammoths created enduring monuments to antiquity. Across the state, the distant past is still within easy reach.

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The Blythe Intaglios are as mysterious as they are massive.

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