Muir Woods National Monument
A valley of old growth coast redwoods on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, about 19 km north of San Francisco and named after the naturalist John Muir. Trails run beneath trees that form one of the few such stands left in the Bay Area.
- Where
- Mill Valley, California, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.8919, -122.5710
Get the Muir Woods National Monument stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Muir Woods National Monument. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your California volume with your photos and a note.
Near Muir Woods National Monument
Golden Gate Bridge 11 km
A suspension bridge painted International Orange, carrying road, foot and bicycle traffic across the 1.6 km strait between San Francisco and Marin County. When it opened in 1937 it had the longest main span in the world, and its towers often rise out of the fog.
Palace of Fine Arts 15 km
A domed rotunda and curving colonnade beside a lagoon in the Marina District, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. It is the only structure from that fair still standing on its site, though it was entirely rebuilt between 1964 and 1974.
Alcatraz Island 15 km
A small rocky island in San Francisco Bay that has held a lighthouse, a military fort and, from 1934 to 1963, a federal prison thought nearly impossible to escape because of the cold water and strong currents. Ferries now carry visitors out to walk its old cellhouse.
Golden Gate Park 16 km
San Francisco's largest park, 412 hectares stretching west to the Pacific between the Richmond and Sunset districts. Among its meadows and old growth woods sit the Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers and the de Young museum.
Fisherman's Wharf 17 km
The old fishing port on San Francisco's northern waterfront, where seafood stands, sourdough bakeries and souvenir shops have taken over from most of the fishing boats. Crab still steams at the pavement stalls, and the Aquatic Park historic district sits at its western end.
Lombard Street 17 km
One steep block of a long San Francisco street, on Russian Hill, that twists through eight hairpin bends between flowerbeds. Billed as the crookedest street in the world, it draws a steady stream of cars inching down and people photographing them from the bottom.
Pier 39 17 km
A pier on the San Francisco waterfront turned into shops, restaurants, street performers and a two storey carousel, with the Aquarium of the Bay alongside. Its real draw is the California sea lions that haul out in noisy heaps on the floating docks of its marina.
Painted Ladies 18 km
A row of Victorian houses facing Alamo Square, painted in three or more colours to pick out their carved trim. The name for San Francisco's brightly repainted Victorians dates from 1978, and this row, with the downtown skyline behind it, is the one on the postcards.
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Questions
Where is Muir Woods National Monument?
Muir Woods National Monument is in Mill Valley, California, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Golden Gate Bridge (11 km), Palace of Fine Arts (15 km), Alcatraz Island (15 km).
How do I get the Muir Woods National Monument stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Muir Woods National Monument and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your California volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Muir Woods National Monument before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your California volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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