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Since 1853 the California Academy of Sciences has been a paramount center for knowledge and discovery. A recent move into a spectacular location in beautiful Golden Gate Park showcases the formative facility to a brand new generation. [Source]
Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak. In years of little snow, the falls may actually cease flowing altogether in late summer or fall. A very small number of rock climbers have taken the opportunity to climb the normally inaccessible rock face beneath the falls, although this is an extraordinarily dangerous undertaking; a single afternoon thunderstorm could restart the falls, sweeping the climbers off the face. [Wiki]
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) urban cultural park in San Diego, California. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. [Wiki]
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and one of its most iconic. Designed by architect William Pereira and built by Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, at 260 m (850 ft), upon completion in 1972 it was among the five tallest buildings in the world. [Wiki]