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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Ventura, California

Updated December 17, 2025

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Ventura, California

S.S. Relief

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

The original adobe

Ventura, California

Ortega Adobe

The Ortega family started their iconic food company in this small, adobe kitchen.

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These tiny models can include dozens of cannons on a single side.

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Prisoner of War Bone Model Ships

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

7 miles from Ventura

Waves hitting scrap.

Oxnard, California

La Jenelle Park

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

8 miles from Ventura

Oxnard, California

Pleasant Valley Historic Cemetery and Japanese historic Cemetery

Two historic and closed cemeteries, separated by a low income apartment building.

9 miles from Ventura

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Farmworkers Monument

A monument is dedicated to the thousands of people who pick and harvest our nation's food.

10 miles from Ventura

Eggs imitate art.

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Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

11 miles from Ventura

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The original adobe

Ventura, California

Ortega Adobe

The Ortega family started their iconic food company in this small, adobe kitchen.

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