Cool Places to Visit in Northern California (for the most part not updated since 2016, except for the note below about the Honey Run Covered Bridge)

Attraction	County/Counties	Area	City or Nearest City	Wikipedia Article	Other Website Article	Address or Directions	Other Info
Honey Run Covered Bridge	Butte	Far North		Honey Run Covered Bridge	Honey Run Covered Bridge	Honey Run Road at Centerville Road, about halfway between Chico and Paradise.	Sadly, the bridge was destroyed during the "Camp Fire" in November 2018
Redwood National Park	Humboldt & Del Norte	Far North	Crescent City	Redwood National Park	Redwood National Park	1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531	No fee for National Park area but fees apply in state park areas
Trees of Mystery	Del Norte	Far North	Klamath	Trees of Mystery	Trees of Mystery		15.00 per adult, 11.00 for seniors (60+)
Humboldt Redwoods State Park	Humboldt	Far North	Rio Dell	Humboldt Redwoods State Park	Humboldt Redwoods State Park		10.00 Day use entry fee
The Eternal Treehouse	Humboldt	Far North	Scotia		The Eternal Treehouse	26510 Avenue of the Giants, Scotia, CA	W-Sa 10-3 Call 415-310-1173
Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park	Mendocino	Far North	Leggett	Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park	Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park	67402 Drive Thru Tree Road, Leggett, CA 95585	5.00 fee
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park	Shasta	Far North	Burney	McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park	McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park	Northeast of Redding, 6 miles north of Highway 299 on Highway 89 near Burney	10.00 Day use entry fee
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Shasta, Lassen, Plumas, Tehama	Far North	Redding	Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lassen Volcanic National Park		Vehicle Pass $20 good for up to a week
Turtle Bay Exploration Park	Shasta	Far North	Redding	Turtle Bay Exploration Park	Turtle Bay Exploration Park	844 Sundial Bridge Drive , Redding, CA 96001	$16 per adult admission
Whiskeytown Natl Recreation Area	Shasta & Trinity	Far North	Redding	Whiskeytown Natl Recreation Area	Whiskeytown Natl Recreation Area	14412 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Whiskeytown, CA 96095	10.00 weekly pass
Lava Beds National Monument	Siskiyou and Modoc	Far North	Tulelake	Lava Beds National Monument	Lava Beds National Monument	1 Indian Well HQ, Tulelake , CA 96134	15.00 for seven days
Mount Shasta	Siskiyou	Far North		Mount Shasta	Mount Shasta		No entry for parking fees for Shasta National Forest areas
Grover Hot Springs State Park	Alpine	Gold Country	Markleeville	Grover Hot Springs State Park	Grover Hot Springs State Park	3415 Hot Springs Rd, Markleeville, CA 96120	Pool fees are $10 per adult, camping is $35 /night
Black Chasm Caverns	Amador	Gold Country	Volcano	Black Chasm Caverns	Black Chasm Caverns	15701 Pioneer Volcano Rd., Pine Grove, CA 95689	14.75 per adult
Angels Camp	Calaveras	Gold Country	Angels Camp	Angels Camp	Angels Camp		This is a small town but looks scenic
Calaveras Big Trees State Park	Calaveras and Tuolumne	Gold Country	Arnold	Calaveras Big Trees State Park	Calaveras Big Trees State Park	1170 California 4, Arnold, CA 95223	Fee was $8 as of 2012 but might be more now
Marshall Gold Discovery SHP	El Dorado	Gold Country	Placerville	Marshall Gold Discovery SHP	Marshall Gold Discovery SHP	310 Back St, Coloma, CA 95613	8.00 per car as of 2014
Emerald Bay State Park	El Dorado	Gold Country	Tahoma	Emerald Bay State Park	Emerald Bay State Park	11001 CA-89, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150	Can't find any info on entrance fees so it might be free
Empire Mine SHP	Nevada	Gold Country	Grass Valley	Empire Mine SHP	Empire Mine SHP	10791 East Empire Street, Grass Valley, CA	7.00 per adult
Donner Memorial State Park	Nevada and Placer	Gold Country	Truckee	Donner Memorial State Park	Donner Memorial State Park	12593 Donner Pass Rd. Truckee, CA 96161	8.00 parking fee
Donner Summit Railroad Hike	Nevada	Gold Country			Donner Summit Railroad Hike	One way to start is about half way up Donner Pass road at a turnoff 100 yards from the Donner Summit Bridge.	Supposedly Union Pacific property but signs may or may not be posted
Pinnacles National Park	San Benito and Monterey	Monterey Bay	Soledad	Pinnacles National Park	Pinnacles National Park	5000 Highway 146, Paicines, CA 95043	15.00 per vehicle good up to 7 days
Fremont Peak State Park	Monterey and San Benito	Monterey Bay	San Juan Bautista	Fremont Peak State Park	Fremont Peak State Park	Off of Highway 156, 11-miles south of San Juan Bautista on San Juan Canyon Road, OR 6878 San Juan County Road, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045	6.00 per vehicle fee
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park	San Benito	Monterey Bay	San Juan Bautista	San Juan Bautista State Historic Park	San Juan Bautista State Historic Park	2nd Street between Washington & Mariposa Streets, 19 Franklin St, San Juan Bautista, CA 95045	Can't find any info on fees
Santa Cruz Mystery Spot	Santa Cruz	Monterey Bay	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Mystery Spot	Santa Cruz Mystery Spot	465 Mystery Spot Road, Santa Cruz, CA	5.00 per vehicle parking plus 6.00 per adult
Blackhawk Auto Museum	Contra Costa	Northeast Bay	Danville	Blackhawk Auto Museum	Blackhawk Auto Museum	3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville, CA 94506	15.00 per adult, open W-Su
Mount Diablo State Park	Contra Costa	Northeast Bay	Danville	Mount Diablo State Park	Mount Diablo State Park		10.00 per car
Aerospace Museum of California	Sacramento	Sacramento	McClellan	Aerospace Museum of California	Aerospace Museum of California	3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, CA 95652	8.00 per adult
UC Davis Arboretum	Yolo	Sacramento	Davis	UC Davis Arboretum	UC Davis Arboretum		Arboretum is free but parking on campus is 9.00
List of Museums in the SF Bay Area - Wikipedia	Multiple	San Francisco		List of Museums in the SF Bay Area - Wikipedia
Legion of Honor Museum	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	Legion of Honor Museum	Legion of Honor Museum	Lincoln Park | 100 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121	10.00 per adult
USS Pampanito Museum	San Francisco	San Francisco	San Francisco	USS Pampanito Museum	USS Pampanito Museum	Pier 45, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA	16.00 per adult
Hiller Aviation Museum	San Mateo	San Francisco	San Carlos	Hiller Aviation Museum	Hiller Aviation Museum	601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA 94070	15.00 per adult
Castle Air Museum	Merced	San Joaquin Valley	Atwater	Castle Air Museum	Castle Air Museum	5050 Santa Fe Drive, Atwater, CA 95301	12.00 per adult, 8.00 per senior (60+)
Berlin Wall Slabs	Santa Clara	Silicon Valley	Mountain View	Berlin Wall Slabs	Berlin Wall Slabs	585 Franklin Street, Mountain View, CA 94041	Free
Computer History Museum	Santa Clara	Silicon Valley	Mountain View	Computer History Museum	Computer History Museum	1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043	15.00 per adult
The Space Station Museum	Marin	Wine Country	Novato		The Space Station Museum	464 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, CA 94949	Free but only open F-Su and also Thur by appt only
The Musem of International Propaganda	Marin	Wine Country	San Rafael		The Musem of International Propaganda	1000 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901	Appears to be free but parking is metered
Point Reyes National Seashore	Marin	Wine Country		Point Reyes National Seashore	Point Reyes National Seashore		Free, also make sure to find the Cypress Tree Tunnel
Castello di Amorosa	Napa	Wine Country	Calistoga	Castello di Amorosa	Castello di Amorosa	4045 Saint Helena Hwy, Calistoga, CA 94515	25.00 per adult
Old Faithful Geyser	Napa	Wine Country	Calistoga	Old Faithful Geyser	Old Faithful Geyser		14.00 per adult, 12.00 per senior (55+)
Petrified Forest	Napa	Wine Country	Calistoga	Petrified Forest	Petrified Forest		10.00 per adult
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve	Sonoma	Wine Country	Guerneville	Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve	Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Preserve		8.00 per vehicle entrance fee but if you park at the visitor center and walk 10 minutes in you can save the fee

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