Leggett is home to one of the North State’s most enduring roadside attractions, the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree, a centuries-old coast redwood that was transformed into a tourist stop in the 1930’s, when a 6-foot-wide tunnel was bored through it. Visitors ever since have been driving their cars into the opening and snapping photos with kids and dogs waving hands and paws out the windows.

There’s a gift shop (of course), but this relic of a bygone America is also graced with pond-side picnic grounds and 250 acres of redwood wilderness laced with dog-friendly trails. It’s a great place to stretch your legs, let Rover stretch his and come back with a camera full of memories.

Leggett also features calm rivers ideal for kayaking and fishing, as well as hiking trails leading to scenic viewpoints.