In 1933, Joseph Strauss was granted $35million in bonds to construct San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. At 1.7 miles in length and 90 feet wide it took four years to build, opening to pedestrians on 27th May 1937 and vehicles the following day. More than 50 people work on the bridge continuously, touching up the paintwork and replacing corroded rivets. The Golden Gate Bridge was the largest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed and has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the United States.

Universal Studios Hollywood is the original Universal Studios theme park. Woody Woodpecker is the mascot for Universal Studios Hollywood and the rest of the Universal Studios Theme Parks. Its official marketing headline is "The Entertainment Capital of LA”. With a theme park full of rides, behind the scenes tours, shopping, dining, and chances to go onto movie sets, Universal Studios Hollywood has something for everyone. Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, this attraction has been entertaining people for over 85 years.

Established in 1890, Yosemite National Park in central California covers nearly 1,200 square miles of diverse and spectacular landscape. As well as being home to thousands of species of animals and plants, the park boasts the highest waterfall in North America; one of the world's largest single granite blocks, and towering sequoias over 10 feet in diameter. Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,000 to 13,114 feet.

In 1884, Winchester heiress Sarah Winchester began construction on what is now a 160 room Victorian mansion in San Jose. While it is impressive, it is said to be haunted. There are many oddities including a staircase leading to nowhere and doors opening to blank walls. The mansion is renowned for its size and lack of a master building plan. According to popular belief, Sarah Winchester thought the house was haunted by the ghosts of individuals killed by Winchester rifles, and that only continuous construction would appease them. It is located at 525 South Winchester Blvd. in San Jose, California.