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5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pacifica, California

Updated December 27, 2019
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Nike Missile Site SF-51

Pacifica, California

Nike Missile Site SF-51

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

Pacifica, California

Linda Mar Taco Bell

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Devil’s Slide Bunker

Pacifica, California

Devil's Slide Bunker

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
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McCloskey Castle

Pacifica, California

McCloskey Castle

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Pacifica, California

Ohlone - Portolá Heritage Site

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.
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Hangry Planet

This place claims to be North America’s first vegan convenience store.
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Emperor Norton “Pause, Traveler” plaque (1939) following 2018 restoration. Photo:

South San Francisco, California

Emperor Norton Plaque

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."
4 miles from Pacifica

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