A signpost points to faraway places at the southern end of Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which encompasses 75,000 acres along the Northern California coastline. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
According to researchers, this lighthouse was first erected in 1881 overlooking Wellfleet Harbor in Wellfleet, Mass., and was later moved by the Coast Guard to Yerba Buena. Its light first shined on Point Montara in 1928, according to the National Park Service. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press)
