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This little dolphin is the first monument dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community in the southern United States.

This sculpture commemorates the first instance of an American president pardoning a turkey.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

Not all airplanes are found in hangars or on runways, but this wayward fuselage seems out of place in its odd rural resting place.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The Milburn-Price Culture Museum in Vega offers a brand-name oversized cultural attraction.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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."

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.