Places clhooper60 Wants to Go

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

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

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

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A statue of one of Mexico's founding fathers, located... not in Mexico

A site dedicated to the civil rights case that helped desegregate schools in California.

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

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.