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Outside Lands Podcast Episode 612: Mark Twain and the Cliff House

Phil Faroudja regales us with the 1864 journey of Mark Twain from downtown to the Cliff House and back. Spoiler alert: he did not find it very pleasant!
by Nicole Meldahl, Phil Faroudja - Sep 27, 2026

Outside Lands Podcast Episode 612: Mark Twain and the Cliff House Outside Lands Podcast Episode 612: Mark Twain and the Cliff House

(above) First Cliff House, 1865

First Cliff House from Cliff Road (now Point Lobos Ave) before 1868 additions. [Watkins Pacific Coast at the Cliff House. 772]
Carleton Watkins


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