Olompali State Historic Park is a 700‑acre Marin County site overlooking the Petaluma River and San Pablo Bay that preserves layers of human history—from ancient Coast Miwok villages to Mexican rancho life and later 19th–20th century uses—along with open hills, oak woodlands and tidal marsh edge habitat.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, began as a small coastal settlement with roots tracing back to Spanish exploration in 1603, when Sebastian Vizcaino named the nearby river Carmelo.
The Painted Ladies in San Francisco are a famous row of Victorian and Edwardian-style houses located along Steiner Street, near Alamo Square Park, also known as the Seven Sisters or Postcard Row.
Yosemite National Park in California is a landmark known for its breathtaking natural beauty, encompassing nearly 748,000 acres of wilderness in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park in midtown Sacramento preserves the original 1839 adobe fort built by Swiss immigrant John A. Sutter as the centerpiece of his New Helvetia colony, serving as California's first successful agricultural and trading settlement in the Central Valley.
San Gregorio State Beach is a wide, often driftwood‑strewn Pacific shoreline about 10 miles south of Half Moon Bay where San Gregorio Creek forms a small estuary behind grassy coastal bluffs, creating a mix of sandy beach, dunes and marsh habitat.
Rolling Hills Casino and Resort is a tribal-owned gaming and entertainment destination in Corning, California, about 60 miles north of Sacramento off Interstate 5, operated by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.
Silverwood Lake is a high‑elevation reservoir in San Bernardino County created in the early 1970s by Cedar Springs Dam as part of the State Water Project to store and move water through the California Aqueduct system, supplying nearby mountain and desert communities and supporting hydroelectric operations.
Muir Woods National Monument, located just north of San Francisco in Marin County, California, preserves one of the last remaining ancient coastal redwood forests, covering about 550 acres.
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park in Chico, California, preserves the 26-room, three-story Victorian mansion built starting in 1864 by John Bidwell, a pioneering rancher, politician, and founder of nearby Rancho Chico, along with his wife Annie, featuring innovative coal fireplaces, gas lighting, and lush grounds showcasing Bidwell's agricultural experiments like early raisin crops and specimen trees.
Coronado is a picturesque coastal city in San Diego County, California, situated on a peninsula between San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean and linked to downtown San Diego by the iconic San Diego–Coronado Bay Bridge.
Gaviota State Park sits on the Gaviota Coast about 30–33 miles west of Santa Barbara and protects roughly 2,700–2,800 acres of coastal shoreline, steep canyon backcountry, and grassy ridges that link to Los Padres National Forest.
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma preserves the exact site where James W. Marshall found gold in 1848, an event that sparked the California Gold Rush and transformed the region’s history.
Eagle Mountain Casino is a Native American casino owned and operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe, located at 1850 West Street in Porterville, California, off Highway 65 next to the Porterville Fairgrounds.
Universal Studios Hollywood in California is a unique theme park that combines thrilling rides with a real working movie studio, offering visitors both entertainment and a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Hollywood filmmaking.
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park, located in Escondido, California, spans 1,800 acres and is home to over 3,600 animals from more than 340 species, living in large, naturalistic habitats designed to mimic their native environments.
