No longer even a proverbial wide spot in the road since the US-101 freeway was diverted around it, Leggett marks the southern end of the Humboldt redwoods. At the south end of “town,” a mile from the US-101/Hwy-1 junction along the old highway, stands one of the redwood region’s most venerable and worthwhile roadside attractions, the “original” Drive-Thru Tree (daily 8 am–dusk; $3). In addition to the famous tree, which had the hole cut through it in the 1930s, there’s an above-average gift shop with a broad range of books, postcards, and schlocky souvenirs.
South of Leggett, US-101 runs inland, while scenic Hwy-1 cuts west over the coastal mountains to Mendocino, winding south along the Pacific to San Francisco.
