Costa Rica
Río Celeste
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
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Costa Rica
This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.
Osoyoos, British Columbia
A sacred lake composed of over 300 separate pools of highly concentrated minerals.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Lone Pine, California
This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Calistoga, California
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Los Angeles, California
Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
San Francisco, California
This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
San Francisco, California
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.