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Salt Lake City, Utah

This Is The Place Monument

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Portland, Oregon

Pittock Mansion

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.
Added by dklimke
Portland, Oregon

Portland Horse Rings

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Portland, Oregon

Weather Machine

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Portland, Oregon

Transcendence

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Portland, Oregon

Portland's Shanghai Tunnels

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
jamesb Added by jamesb
Grass Valley, California

Del Oro Theatre

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Jose, California

First Honey Bees in California

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
Sacramento, California

Sacramento Locomotive Works

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Monterey, California

Dennis the Menace Playground

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
Added by Martin
Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
Added by zackofalltrades
Monterey, California

Jellyfish Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
satxwdavis Added by satxwdavis
San Jose, California

Olympic Black Power Statue

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
Los Gatos, California

The Cats

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
ChristinaRoo Added by ChristinaRoo
Pescadero, California

Pigeon Point Lighthouse

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
San Jose, California

Santana Row Chess Plaza

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
Elise Added by Elise
Castroville, California

World's Largest Artichoke Statue

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
kjmoore12 Added by kjmoore12
Gilroy, California

Gilroy Gardens

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Dylan Added by Dylan
San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
queenofswing Added by queenofswing
San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Added by mbison
Monterey, California

Point Sur Lightstation

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Added by cxhrndz
Del Monte Forest, California

Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
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Pescadero, California

Año Nuevo Island

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Added by hofler
Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
jmarcusfrost Added by jmarcusfrost