A replica of the first public theater built in California.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

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

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

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

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.