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Sacramento, California

Patty Reed's Doll

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
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Palo Alto, California

Arizona Cactus Garden

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.
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Oakland, California

Wahpepah's Kitchen

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.
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Sacramento, California

Dragon House

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.
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Menlo Park, California

The Great Spirit Path

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
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Palo Alto, California

The Donkeys of Barron Park

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.
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Sacramento, California

Corti Brothers Grocery

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.
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Sacramento, California

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.
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Oakland, California

Watermelon Rock

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
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Oakland, California

Kaiser Quarry Ruins

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
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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.
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Oakland, California

Mazzariello Labyrinth

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.
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Big Trees, California

The Discovery Tree

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
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East Palo Alto, California

Chùa Giác Minh

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
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Oakland, California

Joaquin Miller Monuments

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.
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Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
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Los Gatos, California

Mt. Umunhum Cube

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
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Martinez, California

John Muir's Giant Sequoia

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.
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Gilroy, California

Gilroy Gardens

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
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Volcano, California

Black Chasm Cavern

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.
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Mountain View, California

Moffett Field Historical Society Museum

This airfield played a key role in both World War II and the Cold War.
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Sunnyvale, California

Libby's Water Tower

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
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Cupertino, California

Electronics Flea Market

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.
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San Jose, California

Santana Row Chess Plaza

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