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Santa Nella is a town of about 2,000 people in Merced County in California's San Joaquin Valley. It's best known as a major rest stop on Interstate 5 and as the home of the iconic Danish-American diner Pea Soup Andersen's.
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Map of Santa Nella
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[edit | edit source]Like most large freeway stops, Santa Nella has plenty of chain restaurants, including Subway, Denny's, Taco Bell, In-N-Out, and McDonald's.
- 1 Pea Soup Andersen's, 12411 S. Highway 33, ☏ +1 209 826-1685. Pea soup (eat-in or to-go) is the specialty at this charmingly kitschy Denmark-themed roadside attraction, but the menu contains many other options from sandwiches to dinner entrees to breakfast foods. Also has an attached shop with lots of snacks, souvenirs, and road trip entertainment.
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[edit | edit source]- Best Western Andersen's Inn, 12367 S Highway 33, ☏ +1 209 826-5534, fax: +1 209 826-4353.
- Holiday Inn Express, 28976 W Plaza Dr, ☏ +1 209 826-8282.
- 1 Hotel Mission de Oro, 13070 State Highway 33, ☏ +1 826 4444.
Go next
[edit | edit source]- Los Banos - about a 20 minute drive along 152 East.
| Routes through Santa Nella |
| Sacramento ← Gustine ← | N  S | → Los Banos → Los Angeles |
| Tracy ← Gustine ← | N  S | → Los Banos → Coalinga |