Mount Whitney
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Visits to Sequoia National Park run to about 1.4M a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 12 are within 40 miles. There are 3 stadiums & arenas, 2 national parks and 2 museums to choose from. For a longer trip, Mount Whitney lies 54 mi away.

Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Head to the northwest for most of the 12 on the list.
Orange: Yettem. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Its 20 places all lie within 60 miles.
Highest mountain in California and the contiguous United States.
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, California, U.S..
National park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, USA.
Place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places.
Tourist attraction in California, United States.
Outdoor football stadium in Fresno, California, USA.
Hiking trail to the summit of Mount Whitney in California, United States.
Baseball stadium in Fresno, California; home of the Fresno Grizzlies.
Theater and former movie theater in Visalia, California, United States.
Historic house museum in California , United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Mount Whitney: Geographer (talk · contribs), CC BY 1.0 · Sequoia National Park: Alberto Carrasco Casado, CC BY 2.0 · Tulare Lake: Trace Fleeman Garcia, CC0 · Kings Canyon National Park: NileGuide.com (Josh Steinitz), CC BY 2.0 · Sequoia National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Moro Rock: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forestiere Underground Gardens: R&sbwn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Children's Stadium: Emedina00, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Whitney Trail: Sanjoy Ghosh, CC BY 2.0 · Save Mart Center: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Giant Sequoia National Monument: Jason Hickey, CC BY 2.0 · John Muir Wilderness: Miguel.v, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chukchansi Park: YAHQQLIGAN, CC BY 2.0 · Fresno Chaffee Zoo: Jim Moore, CC BY 2.0 · Visalia Fox Theatre: Tuxyso, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Giant Forest Museum: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · M. Young Botanic Garden: Oabjf34Q (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · The William Saroyan House Museum: Top Hand Media, CC BY-SA 4.0