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

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

The largest drain hole in the world.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

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

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

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

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

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.