Places jonahying Wants to Go

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

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

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

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

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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 narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.