A glacial valley in the Sierra Nevada with granite cliffs such as El Capitan and Half Dome, and waterfalls including Yosemite Falls, one of the tallest in North America. Giant sequoias grow in the Mariposa Grove.
Walk the Mist Trail to Vernal and Nevada Falls. Tunnel View gives the classic panorama. Reservations for entry may be needed in peak periods. Waterfalls are best in spring.
A former federal prison on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, which held Al Capone and others until 1963.
The famous suspension bridge, painted 'International Orange', opened in 1937 across the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
One of the world's great drives, along the rugged California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains drop into the Pacific.
The hottest, driest and lowest national park in the USA, with Badwater Basin salt flats 86 m below sea level, sand dunes at Mesquite Flat, colourful …
The Santa Barbara Channel, between the city and the Channel Islands, is one of the best places in California to see whales.
The Griffith Observatory, on a hill in Griffith Park, has free exhibits, telescopes and views of the Hollywood Sign and the Los Angeles basin, especi…
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