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PLACES

TO VISIT My favourite activity was the panning for gold.

This costs around a couple of dollars per person

and they show you how to pan for 'gold', you
then get to keep your 'gold' - I am sure that I
still have it somewhere!

C A L I C O G H O S T T O W N
There is also a shop where you can get your
own posters printed. The poster I had printed
A B I T O F H I S T O R Y
was of me having a show at the saloon on an

evening in 1866 - I felt like such a star!
This place is a literal gold mine (no pun

intended!)
We all had a lot of fun that day and I will always
Not many people know about it but it is one of
remember it - well worth the entrance fee of $8
my most memorable visits during my time on
each which is honestly nothing when you see
the West Coast and I honestly loved every
all that you have to do! The recommended time
second - There are SO many things to do!
to spend there is 3/4 hours but I feel like I spent

so much more time in that place - we had a trip
It was originally a mining town in the 1880's, but
on the train that ran around the small town
was then 'restored' from the 1950's to become
then had something to eat and drink.
an attraction.

I do not believe that you can get here without
There are still 5 original buildings which haven't
hiring a car, but if you will be around this area
been restored and allow you to see what they
then I would definitely recommend it.
were truly like from that long ago.
We visited so many more places but I will end

this trip down memory lane here.
I found it very interesting to walk around in
What about you? What were your most
general, spotting all of the interesting scenery
memorable trips? Share here.
and architecture.

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