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Calistoga, California

Sharpsteen Museum

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.
Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Sonoma, California

Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Vallejo, California

Alden Park

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.
Sonora, California

Mark Twain's Cabin

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Murphys, California

Mercer Caverns

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Nevada City, California

Malakoff Diggins

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.
Sutter, California

Sutter Buttes

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.
Grass Valley, California

Empire Mine State Park

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."
Volcano, California

Black Chasm Cavern

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.