Rose Visits California

27 Places

Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

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

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Bolinas, California

Alamere Falls

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

Richmond, California

Nike Missile Radar Site

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

James Gage

Added by James Gage

Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Kringle

Added by Kringle

Phillipsville, California

Hobbiton, USA

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

EricGrundhauser

Added by EricGrundhauser

Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Humboldt County, California

Avenue of the Giants

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

journeylism

Added by journeylism

Willow Creek, California

China Flat Museum Bigfoot Collection

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Added by ladylaurademarest

Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

leiris

Added by leiris

Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

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

Shannon Ohaire

Added by Shannon Ohaire

Inverness, California

KPH Maritime Radio Receiving Station

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

James Gage

Added by James Gage

Belvedere Tiburon, California

Lyford's Tower

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Sausalito, California

The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Added by sarahbenson

San Francisco, California

Arion Press and M & H Type

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

Added by Marcin Wichary

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

The Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

San Francisco, California

Tenderloin National Forest

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

leiris

Added by leiris

San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Added by Facebook1206914613

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

rebeccaclara

Added by rebeccaclara

San Francisco, California

‘Wood Line’

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Allison

Added by Allison

San Francisco, California

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Added by mbison

San Francisco, California

Spanish Monastery Stones

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

San Francisco, California

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

GuttersnipeRebecca

Added by GuttersnipeRebecca

Redding, California

Sundial Bridge

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

Added by tubospublic

Weaverville, California

Weaverville Joss House

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Added by Miquet

Yosemite National Park, California

Indian Village of the Ahwahnee

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Added by zackofalltrades

Map