Hometown of filmmaker George Lucas, whose 1973 film American Graffiti drew on Modesto's cruising culture source
Community character
The seat of Stanislaus County and a farming hub in the San Joaquin Valley, home to the E & J Gallo winery and the boyhood home of filmmaker George Lucas. source
Modesto Arch
1912 downtown arch bearing the motto Water Wealth Contentment Health source
McHenry Mansion
1883 Victorian mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places source
Gallo Center for the Arts
Downtown performing-arts center opened in 2007 source
Graceada Park
Historic park with tree-lined grounds and John McLaren design influence source
Tuolumne River Regional Park
Multi-park river parkway spanning about seven miles along the Tuolumne River source
Graceada Park neighborhood
Historic tree-lined neighborhood around Graceada and Enslen parks source
