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The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

A statue destroyed by a 1987 earthquake lies in pieces on a university campus.

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.