Location: California, San Diego, La Jolla/Del Mar area
State Natural Reserve covering 2,000 acres and protecting the critically endangered Torrey Pine; scenery includes sweeping coastal views, rugged canyons, and jagged cliffs.
Location: California, San Diego
Excellent set of sea caves on the San Diego coast
Location: Turkey, Antalya Region, Kemer
Picturesque ruins of an important ancient harbor city sacked by pirates
Location: California, San Diego, La Jolla
Sea caves along the scenic La Jolla coast with land and sea access options
Location: California, San Diego, La Jolla
Scenic spot for paragliding and hang gliding with lovely coastal views
Location: California, Los Angeles area, Santa Monica Mountains
Popular beginner climbing area on a coastal cliff
Location: California, Los Angeles area, Laguna Beach
State Park with hiking and a historic seaside colony with cottages from the 1930’s
Location: California, Los Angeles area, Palos Verdes Peninsula
Lovely chapel designed by Lloyd Wright in a picturesque setting
Location: California, Channel Islands, Channel Islands National Park
Remote off-shore island with miles of hiking trails, nice snorkeling options, and kayaking to great sea caves
Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island
Memorial and botanical garden with native plants and nice views
Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island
Resort community originally developed in the early 1900’s and retaining much of its historic charm
Location: California, Channel Islands, Santa Catalina Island
Rugged trail traversing Catalina via a multi-day backpacking trip with beautiful coastal views
Location: Iceland, Southern, Skógar/Vík area
Black beach with an amazing geometric basalt cliff and an imposing pair of off shore islands with sheer cliffs
Location: Iceland, Southern, Skógar/Vík area
Peninsula with a large natural arch, historic lighthouse, and beautiful coastal views
Location: Iceland, Southern, Vatnajökull area
Pristine black sand beach littered with ice chunks, creating a stunning and unusual visual effect
Location: Iceland, Southwest, Reykjanes Peninsula
Impressive vertical sea cliffs that are home to thousands of birds (including puffins) in the summer
Location: Iceland, West, Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Large lava pinnacles at the edge of dramatic basalt cliffs; you can find puffins here during the warmer months
Location: Iceland, West, Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Picturesque fishing and trading post originally established in 1550 CE
Location: Massachusetts, Salem
Historic town famous for the 1692 Witch Trials and home to The House of the Seven Gables
Location: Massachusetts, Ipswich
Pretty beach with several miles of trails and boardwalks
Location: California, Southern Pacific Coast, South of Big Sur
Nice town with a picturesque spot for some mediocre climbing, a mission founded in 1772, and a large coastal sand dune system
Location: Hawaii, Oahu, East Shore
Snorkel to a great uninhabited island just off the coast
Location: Hawaii, Oahu, East Shore
Kayak through calm, blue green water to a large sunken island
Location: Hawaii, Oahu, Southeast
Legendary hike along a nice-edge ridge
Location: Hawaii, Oahu, North Shore
Heavily visited bay popular for its picturesque appearance and the quality of its snorkeling
Location: Hawaii, Big Island, North Shore
Beautiful valley with a rocky black sand beach
Location: Vietnam, Northern Vietnam
UNESCO heritage site renowned for its emerald green waters and hundreds of sheer-walled limestone islands dotting the bay
Location: California, Big Sur, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Nice trail through redwood forests to rolling hills and sweeping coastal views
Location: California, Big Sur, Northern
Great hike through redwood forests with a waterfall and great views, ending at the ruins of an old tin house
Location: New Zealand, South Island, The Catlins
Petrified forest tidal shelf and home to an easy-to-view colony of penguins.
Location: New Zealand, Otago, East Coast
Picturesque ancient rock spheres on a beach