Places bluestargirl Wants to Go

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.