The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

A replica that won't float away.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

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

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

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

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.