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Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
leiris Added by leiris
Ashland, Oregon

Lithia Water Fountain

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.
reinaasalas Added by reinaasalas
Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
canuck Added by canuck
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Calla Lily Valley

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.
Mathias Van de Velde Added by Mathias Van de Velde
Big Sur, California

The Henry Miller Memorial Library

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
theamarant Added by theamarant
Los Gatos, California

Mt. Umunhum Cube

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Added by akornblatt
Pacific Grove, California

Pacific Grove Butterfly House

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Added by timd209
Sacramento, California

Sacramento's Original Street Level

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
Dr Alan P Newman Added by Dr Alan P Newman
Albany, California

Albany Bulb

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."
Added by garfieldgurl
Point Arena, California

Bowling Ball Beach

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Sea Ranch, California

Sea Ranch Chapel

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
hrnick Added by hrnick
Inverness, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
Berkeley, California

East Bay Vivarium

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
San Francisco, California

Battery Chamberlin

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
Added by renakaba
Ione, California

Preston Castle

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
leiris Added by leiris
Yosemite National Park, California

The Ahwahnee Hotel

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
merhutch Added by merhutch
Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.
Robby Ayers Added by Robby Ayers
San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
lee Added by lee
Pismo Beach, California

Monarch Butterfly Grove

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
Meg Added by Meg
Tillamook, Oregon

Octopus Tree of Oregon

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Tillamook, Oregon

Tillamook Creamery

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.
matthewtaub Added by matthewtaub
Portland, Oregon

The Grotto

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.
Added by spitfire178
Eugene, Oregon

Cascades Raptor Center

This nature center has one of the largest collections of native raptors in the Pacific Northwest.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Eugene, Oregon

Epic Seconds

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.
Added by Cabliven1