Little River, California
Pygmy Forest Trail
A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Fort Bragg, California
International Sea Glass Museum
Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.
Vacaville, California
Consolidated Rock & Minerals: The Rock Shop
A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Tower Apartments
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
Garden of Oz
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
Glendale, California
Museum of Neon Art
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
Grass Valley, California
Lyman Gilmore Middle School
A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.
Grass Valley, California
Kidder Mansion Site
An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.
Grass Valley, California
Empire Mine State Park
The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."
Grass Valley, California
Del Oro Theatre
A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.
Grass Valley, California
Mount Saint Mary's Academy
The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.
Grass Valley, California
Swan Levine House
Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley Museum
A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.
Grass Valley, California
Home of Lola Montez
The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.
Grass Valley, California
Old St. Patrick's Cemetery
Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Mexico City, Mexico
Serpents of the Great Temple
These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.
Truckee, California
Donner Party Artifacts
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Truckee, California
Donner Pass Summit Tunnels
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Davis, California
Davis Toad Tunnel
Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.
Davis, California
Eggheads
Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Dixon, California
Cool Patch Pumpkins Corn Maze
This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.
Davis, California
Bohart Museum of Entomology
This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
Sonora, California
Mark Twain's Cabin
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
