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Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

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

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

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

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

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

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.