GENERAL
http://www.50states.com/
The 50 states with their flags, symbols, history and links onthe net.
http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/states/states.html
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es
The purpose of this Library of Congress site is "to have fun with history while learning at the same time." Each state is introduced with a single paragraph overview, but the meat of the site is the tales called Local Legacies.
http://www.nps.gov/
National Park Service's Web site. It indexes sites for
scores of national parks, pointing you to pages on day hikes and
backpacking, and giving information on changes in elevation, hiking
times and levels of difficulty.
http://www.lighthouse.cc/
A virtual tour of the NewEngland Lighthouses.
http://www.americasroof.com/
Guide to the Highest Places in the U.S. and the World.
CALIFORNIA
http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
Official site about California
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/
California's Natural Resources
http://geogweb.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/BainCalif/BainCalif.html
Images of the California Environment
http://www.geobop.com/World/NA/US/CA/
California Facts and Symbols