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

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

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

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

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