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Painted figures and flowers cover both walls of a brick-paved lane at dusk.

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A coastal path, part of the Partington Cove Trail in Julia Pfeiffer State Park.

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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

Footsteps in the black sand of the Lost Coast backpacking trail in California.

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The Lost Coast Trail

MONTEREY, CA - APRIL10: The exterior of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, located at Cannery Row two hours south of San Francisco, is viewed on April 10, 2018, in Monterey, California. An estimated 15 million domestic and international travelers visit C...

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Monterey Bay Aquarium

High-angle view of the San Francisco Ferry Building during the morning.

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500px Photo ID: 55225884 - A fogless view of the Point Reyes Lighthouse. Shortly after this shot was taken the fog rolled in.

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Point Reyes National Seashore

Mission District, San Francisco.

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Supermoon above the Eastern Sierra Mountains, California, USA.; Shutterstock ID 556617343; your: Meghan O'Dea; gl: 65050; netsuite: Digital Editorial; full: POI

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Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California.

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Asian Art Museum

SAN FRANCISCO, USA - OCT 5, 2015: Tyrannosaur Rex skeleton in California Academy of Sciences, a natural history museum in San Francisco, California. It was established in 1853

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California Academy of Sciences

San Francisco: Chinatown, Grant Avenue (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***

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Chinese Historical Society of America

Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, California

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Dolores Park - San Francisco, California

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Sugar Pine Point State park

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Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Emerald Bay with Fannette Island in Lake Tahoe, California.

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Emerald Bay State Park

Exploratorium, San Francisco.

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Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach

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Golden Gate Bridge

An aerial view of Golden Gate Park from the Pacific Ocean with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background.

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Golden Gate Park

San Francisco, USA - Jun 24, 2015: Iconic Grace Cathedral stands on top of Nob Hill on a beautiful sunny, blue sky day; Shutterstock ID 1201473919; your: Meghan O'Dea; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI

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Grace Cathedral

APRIL 24, 2018: Victorian-style homes in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.

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Half Dome at sunrise in Yosemite National Park.

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Exterior view of Hearst Castle, California

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Manzanita Lake and Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Lassen Volcanic National Park

Statue of the Thinker installed at the front of the courtyard at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco

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Legion of Honor

Hiker in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.

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Mono Lake wooden walkway and bench.

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Presidio, San Francisco

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A visitor walking past a painting at a modern art museum in San Francisco

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Train tracks in Santa Cruz, California, USA

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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

A historic building at Tallac Historic Site, Lake Tahoe, California

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Tallac Historic Site

The window of the City Lights Bookstore from outside © Manakin / Getty Images

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City Lights Books

The well-known Pier 39 in San Francisco with sea lions. Animals are heated on wooden platforms; Shutterstock ID 47875621; Your name (First / Last): Josh Vogel; Project no. or GL code: 56530; Network activity no. or Cost Centre: Online-Design; Prod...

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Sea Lions at Pier 39

A woman stops to look at the colorful murals in Clarion Alley in the Mission neighborhood, San Francisco, California, USA

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Columbia State Historic Park

The new De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.

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de Young Museum

Earthquake Fault on Minaret Road near Mammoth Lakes California

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Earthquake Fault

Japantown, San Francisco.

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Ocean Beach, San Francisco.

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Ocean Beach & Sunset Dunes

Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, California

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San Francisco Zoo

Visitors gather at Glacier Point with the Half Dome mountain in the background.

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Yosemite National Park

Exterior view of CIA Culinary Institute of America at Copia culinary center - Napa, California, USA - September 8, 2025, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-11T16:27:02.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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Culinary Institute of America at Copia

Coastal Redwoods in Humboldt Redwoods State Park on the Avenue of the Giants.

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Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Manzanar National Historic Site, site of World War Two-era internment camp for Japanese-Americans, guard tower

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Manzanar National Historic Site

Rocky cliffs, sandy beach, and people enjoying beautiful sunny day at Montana de Oro State Park, California.

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Montaña de Oro State Park

Mount Shasta

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Spectacular sunset over High Peaks at Pinnacles National Park, California.

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Pinnacles National Park

Sunrise in Redwood National Park, California.

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Redwood National Park

Car passing through a road completely covered in trees at Sequoia National Park, California. USA

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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

San Francisco, California, USA - December 15, 2018: Dragon Gate south entrance to Chinatown in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Chinatown Alleyways

SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: Exterior of the Mission San Francisco Solano on Spain Street on July 25, 2016 in Sonoma, California, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-28T14:33:48.000Z, User: catalinaaragon, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Western USA 7, other: CA

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Mission San Francisco Solano

Sunlight streaming through a redwood forest in Humboldt County, California

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Muir Woods National Monument

Green fire-escape balconies hung with red lanterns above Chinese shopfronts

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Scalloped parapet covered in line drawings above the 826 Valencia storefront

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Sunny exterior view of the Sonoma City Hall at California, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-06T19:56:51.000Z, User: dermothegarty77, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Coastal California 7, other: Dermot Hegarty

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Multi-colored Painted Ladies houses at Alamo Square, San Francisco, California, USA

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Alamo Square Park

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A bristlecone pine with the Milky Way overhead in Schulman Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, California.

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Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

Andrew Molera State Park in Big Sur is a beachcomber's dream.

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Andrew Molera State Park

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