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San Diego, California
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The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial features a 29-foot cross surrounded by over 5,000 plaques honoring veterans from all branches of the military.
From the top of Mount Soledad, you can catch breathtaking 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, La Jolla, and downtown San Diego.
The cross on Mount Soledad has been the subject of a 25-year legal dispute over its presence on public land, finally resolved in 2015 when it was sold to a private group.
The memorial plaques at Mount Soledad include names like astronaut Neil Armstrong and actor Jimmy Stewart, making it a star-studded tribute to American heroes.
During World War II, Mount Soledad was used as a radar station to detect enemy aircraft approaching the California coast.
