Cabrillo National Monument, California
In 1542, explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped ashore on the Point Loma Peninsula near modern-day San Diego, Calif., making him the first European to land on the west coast of the future United States.
In 1542, explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo stepped ashore on the Point Loma Peninsula near modern-day San Diego, Calif., making him the first European to land on the west coast of the future United States.