This sprawling subterranean dwelling is a unique living monument to a remarkable man. Working alone with a pick, shovel and wheelbarrow, Sicilian immigrant Baldasare Forestiere (1879-1946) sculpted his home and gardens from the hardpan sandstone eart..

This elaborate Victorian mansion (1889) was considered the finest in Fresno at the time of its construction. The house was built by Dr. Thomas R. Meux, an ex-Confederate Army surgeon who settled here after the Civil War. Restored as a museum in 1973,..

Set in an attractive park, this pleasant, 18-acre zoo harbors some 700 species of animals. Successes from the zoo's program of breeding rare and endangered species include Sumatran tigers, sable antelopes and Galápagos tortoises. Tropical birds fly a..

This modest art museum mounts exhibits from its collection of French post-Impressionist prints and drawings; Mexican art from the pre-Columbian era to the present; California and Asian art; and American sculpture.

This lovely, French Renaissance-style residence was erected in 1903 by pioneer developer M. Theo Kearney, who employed extensive canal systems to convert large tracts of land surrounding Fresno from pasture to intensively cultivated orchards and vine..