Los Angeles State Historic Park (often called LA State Historic Park or the Cornfield) is a 32‑acre urban open space on former Southern Pacific rail yards near Chinatown and Union Station that preserves layers of Los Angeles history—from Tongva village lands and 19th‑century agricultural cornfields to industrial rail use—while offering accessible green space, winding pathways, and views of downtown.
Casino Pauma is a Native American casino owned by the Pauma Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, located at 777 Pauma Reservation Road in Pauma Valley, northern San Diego County, California, surrounded by citrus and avocado groves.
Cayucos State Beach is a protected 16-acre stretch of wide white-sand shoreline in the quaint beach town of Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California, along Highway 1 between Morro Bay and Cambria.
Pit River Casino, owned by the Pit River Tribe, is located at 20265 Tamarack Avenue in Burney, California, about 50 miles east of Redding along Highway 299.
Trinidad State Beach is a scenic coastal park in the small town of Trinidad, Humboldt County, California, featuring wide sandy stretches divided by Pewetole Island into South Cove and College Cove between Trinidad Head and Elk Head.
Great Valley Grasslands State Park protects one of the Central Valley’s last intact tracts of native grassland, wetland, and riparian habitat on about 2,800–2,826 acres near Stevinson and the San Joaquin River.
Cahuilla Casino Hotel is a Native American casino and hotel owned by the Cahuilla Band of Indians, located at 52702 Highway 371 in Anza, California, in the scenic mountains about 30 minutes from Temecula wine country.
The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, is a stunning Greco-Roman inspired structure featuring a grand 162-foot-high open rotunda surrounded by colonnades and set beside a tranquil lagoon.
Lucky 7 Casino & Hotel is a Native American gaming property owned by the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, located at 350 North Indian Road in Smith River, California, on the scenic Northern California coast near Highway 101, close to Brookings, Oregon, and Redwood National Park.
Marsh Creek State Park (also called Marsh Creek State Historic Park or Cowell Ranch/John Marsh) protects a large swath of rolling grasslands, oak‑studded hills and riparian habitat in Contra Costa County centered on the historic John Marsh ranch site, preserving the 1856 John Marsh House and thousands of acres of natural landscape that link the Diablo Range to the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
Bear River Casino Resort is a Native American gaming property owned by the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, located at 11 Bear Paws Way in Loleta, California, overlooking the Eel River Valley and Pacific Ocean, about 15 minutes south of Eureka off Highway 101 Exit 692.
Millerton Lake is a large reservoir on the San Joaquin River near Friant, about 15 miles north of Fresno, created by Friant Dam and managed for water storage, flood control and irrigation as part of the Central Valley Project.
Half Moon Bay State Beach is a long stretch of sandy shoreline on California’s San Mateo County coast made up of four linked beaches—Francis, Venice, Dunes, and Roosevelt—that offer wide, walkable sands, picnic areas on the bluffs, fishing, surfing, and a campground at Francis Beach for overnight stays.
Red Hawk Resort Casino, located on a scenic hilltop in Placerville, California, about 20 minutes east of Sacramento, is owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and opened in 2008.
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is a 1,750-acre coastal wilderness perched above Torrey Pines State Beach in La Jolla, San Diego, California, dedicated to protecting the rare Torrey pine tree—America's rarest pine species, with only about 3,000 mature specimens here and on Santa Rosa Island.
Black Oak Casino Resort is a Native American gaming and entertainment destination owned and operated by the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Chicken Ranch Rancheria, located at 19400 Tuolumne Road North in Tuolumne, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Yosemite National Park.
Harmony Headlands State Park is a quiet, undeveloped coastal preserve on Highway 1 in San Luis Obispo County that protects roughly 750–784 acres of coastal grasslands and headlands with panoramic Pacific Ocean views.
