A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

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

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.