Bolinas, California
Alamere Falls
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
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Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Yucca Valley, California
A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Big Sur, California
This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Boise, Idaho
These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.
Vashon, Washington
Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.
Seattle, Washington
Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.