A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

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

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

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

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.