This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

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

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

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

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

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

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

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

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

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

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

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