Point Dume is a dramatic coastal promontory and nature preserve in Malibu known for its high sandstone bluffs, sweeping Pacific views (including Catalina Island on clear days), sheltered coves and tidepools, and easy blufftop trails that lead to a viewing platform and stair access down to quieter beaches.
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park preserves the city’s 19th‑century Mexican‑and‑early‑American-era plaza and streetscape, with more than twenty restored and reconstructed historic buildings, museums, living‑history demonstrations and period shops that recreate life in San Diego between about 1820 and 1872.
Castle Crags State Park, located along Interstate 5 near Castella in Northern California between Dunsmuir and Redding, spans 5,448 acres featuring dramatic 6,000-foot granite spires formed over 170 million years ago, rising sharply from the Sacramento River valley.
Westport-Union Landing State Beach stretches over three miles of rugged, scenic coastline north of Westport in Mendocino County, California, along Highway 1, featuring rocky shores, small sandy pockets at Howard Creek, and ocean bluffs with panoramic views.
The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California, is one of the world's most comprehensive museums dedicated exclusively to Asian art, housing more than 20,000 works spanning over 6,000 years.
Del Valle Regional Park is a 4,300‑acre East Bay regional park centered on a five‑mile reservoir (Lake Del Valle) that offers lakeside recreation—swimming, fishing, boating and windsurfing—along with extensive trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding.
South Yuba River State Park protects about 20 miles of the wild, turquoise South Yuba River canyon in Nevada County, preserving dramatic granite ledges, natural swimming holes, historic Gold Rush sites and several 19th‑century bridges (including the Bridgeport Covered Bridge) while offering hiking, swimming, fishing, birdwatching and gold‑panning demonstrations.
Benbow State Recreation Area covers 1,142 acres in Humboldt County, California, two miles south of Garberville along U.S. Route 101 on the Wild and Scenic South Fork Eel River.
Konocti Vista Casino Resort, Marina & RV Park is a Native American casino resort owned by the Big Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians, located at 2755 Mission Rancheria Road in Lakeport, California, on the shores of Clear Lake, the state's largest natural freshwater lake.
Yaamava' Resort & Casino, formerly San Manuel Casino, is the largest casino in California and on the West Coast, owned and operated by the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation and located at 777 San Manuel Blvd in Highland, California, about an hour northeast of Los Angeles in San Bernardino County.
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur, California, is renowned for its stunning McWay Falls, an 80-foot waterfall that cascades directly from granite cliffs onto a picturesque beach and into the Pacific Ocean within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area is a large urban park in Baldwin Hills that combines landscaped lawns, native coastal sage scrub and rolling trails with active‑use facilities like playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports fields, a fishing lake and a lotus pond.
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is a luxurious Native American casino resort owned by the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located at 49500 Seminole Drive in Cabazon, California, near San Gorgonio Pass and about 20 minutes west of Palm Springs.
Wanaaha Casino is a tribal gaming facility owned by the Bishop Paiute Tribe on their reservation along U.S. Highway 395 in Bishop, California, at the foot of the Eastern Sierra Mountains.
The California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa, California, serves as the official state collection showcasing over 13,000 gems, minerals, crystals, and mining artifacts, including the rare 13.8-pound Fricot Nugget of crystalline gold from 1864.
Quechan Casino Resort, owned by the Fort Yuma Quechan Tribe, is located at 525 Algodones Road in Winterhaven, California, just off Interstate 8 near the Arizona border and a few miles west of Yuma.
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California is the largest state park in California and the third largest in the U.S., spanning 650,000 acres across eastern San Diego County and parts of Imperial and Riverside counties.
