Places grantavery Wants to Go

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.