Big Basin Redwoods State Park, California's oldest state park established in 1902, spans over 18,000 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, safeguarding the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco amid diverse habitats from foggy ocean canyons to sunny chaparral ridges rising over 2,000 feet.
The Governor’s Mansion State Historic Park in downtown Sacramento is a late‑19th‑century Victorian house built in 1877 that served as California’s official gubernatorial residence from 1903 through the 1960s and later became a public historic house museum managed by California State Parks.
Leucadia State Beach, commonly called Beacon’s Beach, is a small, cliff-backed public beach in Encinitas favored by locals for surfing, sunbathing and beach walks because of its sheltered coves, narrow sandy stretches at low tide, and easy access via staircases from the bluff.
Russian Gulch State Park on California’s Mendocino Coast blends rocky ocean bluffs, a dramatic sea cave known as Devil’s Punchbowl, a graceful concrete arch bridge over a sandy cove, and a fern‑lined canyon with a seasonal 35–36 foot waterfall.
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park lies along California's remote Lost Coast in southern Mendocino County, encompassing over 7,000 rugged acres of coastal wilderness bordering the Pacific Ocean and King Range to the north, accessible only via steep, unpaved roads from Leggett or Four Corners near Garberville.
Pacifica State Beach (often called Linda Mar Beach) is a crescent‑shaped, family‑friendly shoreline off Highway 1 in downtown Pacifica that’s one of the San Francisco area’s best beginner surf spots and a popular place for beach walks, picnics and whale‑watching.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame, established in 1958 and located along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, honors individuals for their significant contributions to the entertainment industry in motion pictures, television, music, radio, and live performance.
The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park originated as the Japanese Village and Tea Garden at the 1894 World's Fair, created by Australian George Turner Marsh who employed Japanese craftsmen.
Desert Rose Casino is a small Native American casino owned by the Alturas Indian Rancheria tribe, located at 901 County Road 56 in Alturas, California, off US Highway 395 near the Oregon border in Modoc County.
Tomales Bay State Park, spanning about 2,000 acres across two sections on either side of Tomales Bay in Marin County, California, offers serene beaches, forested trails, and calm waters along the Point Reyes peninsula roughly 40 miles north of San Francisco.
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area is a 324-acre oak woodland park along the Sacramento River in Tehama County, California, between Chico and Red Bluff, just east of Corning.
San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park marks the site of the December 6, 1846 battle between U.S. Army forces and Californio troops during the Mexican–American War and preserves the landscape, monuments, and interpretive trails that honor both the combatants and the Kumeyaay people whose ancestral lands include the valley.
John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve is a small, protected old‑growth redwood enclave in northern California that preserves mature coast redwoods and riparian habitat along a tributary of the Eel River near Redway.
Red Earth Casino is a gaming venue owned and operated by the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians through their Torres Martinez Gaming Corporation, located at 3089 Norm Niver Road in Thermal, California, near Salton Sea Beach and along Highway 86.
