This scenic drive in southern Humboldt County holds a treasure trove of wonderfully kitschy roadside attractions, gift shops and motels established back when middle-class Americans were just acquiring cars and beginning to travel. It’s also surrounded by magnificent Humboldt Redwoods State Park and other tracts containing old-growth trees that will make your spine tingle with wonder and leave you feeling smaller than an ant.
One dog-friendly tourist attraction you don’t want to miss is the 315-foot-high Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree Park, a 1930s-era roadside icon in Leggett surrounded by a 250-acre redwood wilderness area open for dog-friendly hiking and picnics. In Myers Flat, the 275-foot Shrine Drive-Thru Tree boasts the added attraction (for kids) of a two-story treehouse, a walk-through stump and a fallen tree you can drive your vehicle on—all for a photo op, of course..
Who knows, after a trip down the Avenue of the Giants, you might even come back with a redwood burl clock to hang on the wall above Rover’s bed (as if he doesn’t know when it’s time for a walk).
