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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

Neptune's Kingdom originally housed an indoor pool with year round swimming.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

The building is gorgeous.  It now contains a miniature golf course, arcade, entertainment center and a smaller pool that is open year round.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

There is also a store inside of Neptune's Kingdom that has a fun model of the Giant Dipper.

The Giant Dipper Rollercoaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

There is even a corner dedicated to the Lauffing Sal from San Francisco's long gone Playland Park.  The mechanical Laffing Sal dolls were created by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company to help add atmosphere to fun houses.  The laughter can be a bit creepy but it is hard for one of these not to bring a smile to your face.

The Giant Dipper Rollercoaster at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, California

Despite getting really cold it was such a wonderful evening at on the Boardwalk at Santa Cruz.



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