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Male boulderer moving up a boulder in Joshua Tree National Park at dusk.

Attraction in California

Joshua Tree National Park

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

Attraction in California

The Lost Coast Trail

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

Attraction in California

Pinnacles National Park

Sunrise in Redwood National Park, California.

Attraction in California

Redwood National Park

Los Angeles, United States - November, 2022: A picture of the large dome of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the nearby palm trees. License Type: media Download Time: 2023-10-05T13:36:23.000Z User: nic.dhoedt_lonelyplanet Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

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

Attraction in California

Culinary Institute of America at Copia

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

Attraction in California

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

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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

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Urban Light by Chris Burden at LACMA

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

Attraction in California

Manzanar National Historic Site

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

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

Attraction in California

Montaña de Oro State Park

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...

Attraction in California

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Santa Monica, California, USA - July 22, 2016: Tourists visit the Santa Monica Pier, the "End of the Trail" of the famous Route 66. License Type: media Download Time: 2023-06-14T12:16:09.000Z User: dermothegarty77 Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order: 56530

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Santa Monica Pier

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

Attraction in California

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

People entering Knott's Scary Farm at Knott's Berry Farm, celebrating a Southern California Halloween tradition, on October 14, 2013.

Attraction in California

Knott’s Berry Farm

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Landscape view of Crystal Cove State Park, including its restored beach cottages

Attraction in California

Crystal Cove State Park

The Griffith Observatory and views of Downtown Los Angeles on a sunny day.

Attraction in California

Griffith Observatory

Mount Shasta

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Dolores Park - San Francisco, California

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Half Dome at sunrise in Yosemite National Park.

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CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 23: Visitors check out a miniature Petco Park made of LEGO brick at the Grand Opening of MINILAND San Diego at LEGOLAND California on March 23, 2023 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
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Mono Lake wooden walkway and bench.

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Train tracks in Santa Cruz, California, USA

Attraction in California

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

People walk and cycle along the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Attraction in California

Venice Boardwalk

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

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La Jolla, CA - June 17, 2023: Entrance ticket booth at Birch Aquarium, an aquarium and the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of CA, San Diego., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-09T13:43:27.000Z, 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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Birch Aquarium at Scripps

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

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Chinese Historical Society of America

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

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The new De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.

Attraction in California

de Young Museum

Emerald Bay with Fannette Island in Lake Tahoe, California.

Attraction in California

Emerald Bay State Park

Exploratorium, San Francisco.

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Exterior view of Hearst Castle, California

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Two hikers in Griffith Park admiring the Hollywood sign in the hills of Los Angeles, California

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Hiker in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California.

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Star of India at the Maritime Museum on the Embarcadero.

Attraction in California

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Palm Springs Art Museum,California,USA

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Palm Springs Art Museum

Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, California

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

Attraction in California

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sunnylands center and garden in Rancho Mirage, Desert environment park, home to a variety of plants and wildlife, California, USA. September 26th, 2020; Shutterstock ID 1824982439; your: Meghan O'Dea; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI

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

Attraction in California

Tallac Historic Site

Los Angeles, CA, USA - August 2, 2023: World famous park Universal Studios in Hollywood., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-20T06:07:24.000Z, User: hannahblackie10, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Pocket Los Angeles 8, other: Hannah Blackie

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Universal Studios Hollywood

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

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.

Attraction in California

Asian Art Museum

Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

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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

Attraction in California

California Academy of Sciences

Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, California

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Sugar Pine Point State park

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Ed Z’berg Sugar Pine Point State Park

Golden Gate Bridge from Baker Beach

Attraction in California

Golden Gate Bridge

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

Attraction in California

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

Attraction in California

Grace Cathedral

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

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Japantown, San Francisco.

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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

Attraction in California

Legion of Honor

San Juan Capistrano church

Attraction in California

Mission San Juan Capistrano

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