Spotted in the news: THE 28 MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN CALIFORNIA YOU DIDN’T KNOW EXISTED

It might look like Hawaii, but it’s actually a tree-less uninhabited island 2,400 miles away from there in the good old Golden State, and just 12 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara. After grabbing a boat over to Anacapa from Ventura or Oxnard Harbors, you can start the relatively easy 2-mile figure-eight loop hike that takes you past various sights (including the last permanent lighthouse built on the West Coast) and overlooks, but none as awe-inducing as Inspiration Point, where you’ll get a view of a couple of islets and the heftier Santa Cruz Island off in the distance.

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