Modesto, California

===Tourism===
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Modesto is known for the following tourist attractions and historical sites:
[[File:McHenryMuseum.jpg|thumb|220px|right|The [[McHenry Mansion]]]]
[[File:Gallo Center for the Arts Modesto.JPG|thumb|[[Gallo Center for the Arts]]]]
* [[McHenry Mansion]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.mchenrymuseum.org/|title=McHenry Museum & Historical Society|website=McHenry Museum & Historical Society|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> – Built in the early 1880s by Robert McHenry, a local rancher and banker. The mansion is included on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Tours are given.
* McHenry Museum – Across the street from the McHenry Mansion. It is filled with tidbits from Modesto's history.
* George Lucas Plaza – ''[[American Graffiti]]''-inspired bronze statue made in honor of Modesto filmmaker [[George Lucas]], located at Five Points (the intersection of McHenry Avenue, "J" Street, 17th Street, Downey and Needham).
* [[Gallo Center for the Arts]] – Center for the performing arts opened in 2007 and located in downtown Modesto at 1000 "I" Street.
* [[Downtown Modesto]] – Known for having a variety of restaurants and night life, including 3 weekly farmer's markets. It also hosts a multi-venue Art Walk year-round on the third Thursday of the month, free to view with maps available.
* [http://www.thestate.org The State Theatre] – Dating back to the 1920s, it was recently renovated and serves as a local performance arts center and as a theater specializing in independent and foreign films.
* [[John Thurman Field]] – Renovated stadium, home of the [[Modesto Nuts]] baseball team (single "A" affiliate of the Seattle Mariners team).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.modestogov.com/facilities/facility/details/John-Thurman-Ball-Field-23|title=John Thurman Ball Field|website=Modesto, CA|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025165203/https://www.modestogov.com/facilities/facility/details/John-Thurman-Ball-Field-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Graceada Park neighborhood – An area of representative old homes (circa 1920s and earlier) with streets lined with large city-planted shade trees and a series of parks, a bandshell and other amenities. The name Graceada is based on two local residents, Grace Beard and Ada Wisecarver, who helped promote the idea of parks in the area and whose families donated the land for Graceada Park. This park was designed by [[John McLaren (horticulturist)|John McLaren]], who also designed and was the longtime superintendent of [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]'s [[Golden Gate Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicmodesto.com/Landmarks/Trees%20%26%20Parks/graceadapark.html |title=Graceada Park |publisher=Historicmodesto.com |date= |accessdate=2022-03-09}}</ref>