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Dragon House

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

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Sacramento's Original Street Level

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

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Safetyville, USA

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Sacramento, California

Spirit of Sacramento

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

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Sacramento Old City Cemetery

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

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Patty Reed's Doll

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

West Sacramento, California

I Street Bridge

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

Sacramento, California

Monkey Puzzle Tree

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

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