Crescent City, CA

Okay, I laughed at the Tsumani signs until I learned that Crescent City, CA actually had a devistating one in 1964 caused by the earthquake in Alaska a few hours earlier. It came ashore while all were sleeping and entered the city by way of the crescent shaped harbor and wiped out a lot of the downtown and southern part of the city. Every once in a while they still get "sneaker waves" that cause trouble to those who are on the shore when they come.

There is also a lighthouse at this location that was there during the event. The lighthouse keeper's wife woke up and saw the first wave of the four total sweep along the shore. The lighthouse is unique because the lighthouse is in the middle of the living quarters. They climbed to the top of the lighthouse for safety.

During high tide you can walk across to the lighthouse and visit the tide pools, and if you look closely you can see green anemone around the edges, mussels, and star fish.